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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-18

…ling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of cons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 1563

…ion of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1. The tax is not levied when its amount does not exceed €12.When no entrance fee is charged in establishments where it is customary to consume during session…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions applicable to the automatic release under constraint provided for in II of article 720

Article D147-24

…re placed outside under the supervision of prison staff under the conditions defined in articles D. 129 of the present code and D. 424-10, D. 424-11, D. 424-12 and D. 424-13 of the prison code. There…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Weekly and Sunday rest periods

Article R3164-1

…d dairy shops; 10° Fishmongers; 11° Shops selling natural flowers, garden centres and grain stores; 12° Establishments in other sectors whose principal activity is the manufacture of food products for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Public holidays

Article R3164-2

…d cream shops; 10° Fishmongers; 11° Shops selling natural flowers, garden centres and grain stores; 12° Establishments in other sectors whose principal activity is the manufacture of food products for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-13

…t; 2° A provisional profit and loss account for each of the activities mentioned in article R. 6145-12, in which the operating operations are planned and authorised; 3° A provisional financing table i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-86

…ts of the aforementioned derivatives and products containing them. II.The operations mentioned in I may be authorised when they concern medicinal products within the meaning of Article L. 5111-1, cont…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-11

…take into consideration: 1° The practice previously followed by the parents or any agreements they may have previously entered into; 2° The feelings expressed by the minor child under the conditions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

…this Code and of articles L. 228-1, L. 228-5, L. 228-43 to L. 228-89, L. 242-10, L. 245-9 to L. 245-12 (1°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of the French Commercial Code apply to bonds issued by associatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-31

A creditor or credit intermediary shall be liable to a fine of 30,000 euros for: 1° Failing to provide the borrower with adequate explanations enabling him to determine whether the credit agreement an…

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