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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-4

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-5 to L. 224-25-9 relating to the formation, modification and duration of the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R754-3

…exception of 2° of IVn° 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015R. 312-20 with the exception of a) of 1° of IVn° 2023-631 of 20 July 2023R. 312-21 and R. 312-22, with the exception of the penultimate paragraph of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sales description

Article R412-11

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 as amended on the provision of food information to consumers, of any foodstuff prese…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article R2335-16

…e proportion of the municipality's land territory included in the heart of the national park on 1st January of the year preceding the year of allocation; 3° Membership of the national park charter is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementation of the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-24

…e patient's participation in the programme; 6° The operator complies with the provisions of article 25 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-7

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23 relating to the obligations of the professional when rescinding the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-5

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-10 and L. 224-25-11 relating to the obligation to provide digital content or digital services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-10

…pensation fund, the delegated production company must complete and submit, electronically by 31 May 2023 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, together…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-24

…kly rest in shifts for all or some of their staff, under the conditions set out in articles L. 3132-25-3 and L. 3132-25-4. II -International tourist zones are defined by the ministers responsible for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

Article L2333-79

…e removal tax and the fee provided for in article L. 2333-77.This abolition takes effect:- from 1st January of the year in which the decision was made if this decision was made before 1st March;- from…

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