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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-2

Any professional who disregards the prohibitions set out in 1° to 3° of article L. 121-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a lega…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 relating to commercial guarantees is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-24-1

…e concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 696-9,696-10 and 696-23.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

…give any reason for his decision or bear any costs other than those provided for in Articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25. The period mentioned in the first paragraph runs from the day: 1° Of the conclusion…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-65

…e subject of judicial decisions;3° On proposals for mergers in the cases provided for in Article L. 236-14 and demergers in the cases provided for in Article L. 236-23;4° On any proposal relating to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-1

…o another authority without the prior authorisation of the department referred to in Article L. 561-23.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Promotion of online investment offers

Article L572-28

…promotes an online investment offer in breach of any of the prohibitions set out in Articles L. 572-23, L. 572-24, L. 572-27, L. 573-1, L. 573-7, L. 573-8, L. 573-9, L. 573-12 and L. 573-15 shall be l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-24

…mmercial companies which draw up and publish consolidated accounts within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 are exempted from complying with the accounting rules laid down by Articles L. 233-17-2 to L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-14

…ot reasoned are manifestly inadmissible within the meaning of the first paragraph of article L. 743-23..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10-3

…ic medicinal product that may be substituted for this medicinal product pursuant to Article L. 5125-23 from having an identical or similar appearance and texture.

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