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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-6

Breaches of the rules on remuneration mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 222-5 are punishable by a fine of €7,500. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-17

The fact of carrying out ionisation treatments without holding the approval provided for in article L. 414-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-9

Failure by the directors of a credit institution or finance company to prepare accounts in consolidated form, in accordance with article L. 511-36, is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article L4424-38

By way of derogation from the last paragraph of Article L. 541-15 of the Environment Code, the terms and procedures for drawing up, publishing, monitoring, evaluating and revising the regional waste p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L354-3

…THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 341-48 to L. 341-51 and L. 341-52 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2543-2

The budgets of communes of 25,000 inhabitants and above and assimilated communes are enforceable ipso jure as soon as they are adopted by the municipal council. The provisions of the first paragraph a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mobilisation of loans by the assignee or the pledgee.

Article R313-19

The provision of the second paragraph of article L. 313-25, according to which the date of assignment or pledge is affixed by the assignee, may not apply to assignments of financial claims provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-17

…d to the national network for environmental radioactivity measurements mentioned in article R. 1333-25.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26-5

…97 to 99 of the aforementioned Decree of 20 November 2020 as well as Articles L. 2315-14, L. 2315-25and L. 2315-26 of the Labour Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article R5721-2

…gistered office and the syndicate is wound up under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-25-1 and L. 5211-26.

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