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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-25

…h year, the proceeds of employers' contributions paid to it under 2°, 3° and 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1, less the payment referred to in Article R. 6123-24, and determines the amount of the various…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-15

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-28 relating to the suspension of the guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-15

The threshold mentioned in article L. 312-34 is set at €10,000 over a twelve-month period.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-10

…equity securities or subordinated debt securities under the conditions set out in article L. 322-2-1, they shall also amend the entries in the Trade and Companies Register. The merger becomes effecti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-medical benefits

Article R6133-10

…medical procedures and consultations referred to in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 6133-6, provided by private practitioners are remunerated by the public health establishments or the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-17

…register to which the individual limited liability entrepreneur belongs pursuant to article L. 526-7 and is subject to publicity. The transfer may not be relied upon as against third parties until th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-25

…o newspapers having national circulation in each Member State in which the institution has a branch:1° The measures referred to in 3 of I of Article L. 613-21 ; 2° The judgement opening conciliation,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-17

I.-The categories of personal data recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 2143-16 are: 1° In the case of persons born of medically assisted procreation with a third-party donor: a) Data re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Freedom of establishment or freedom to provide services

Article L519-10

…re Member States of the European Union is removed from the register referred to in I of article L. 512-1 of the Insurance Code, or if any changes are made that may affect the conduct of his business,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1074-2

…ere financial intermediation is ruled out by the parents or the judge pursuant to the provisions of 1° and 2° of II of article 373-2-2 of the French Civil Code, the payment of maintenance set in full…

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