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Showing 51815190 of 37977 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-4-2002 n° 98-16.829

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L342-4

A credit intermediary's failure to comply with the obligations set out in article L. 322-4 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-4

I. - (Repealed). II. - The staff and agents of the Autorité des marchés financiers, its appointed experts and the experts appointed to the Consultative Commissions referred to in III of Article L. 621…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-43

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-4

The Supervisory Board is made up of : 1° Two members of the standing committee of the National Assembly responsible for finance, at least one of whom belongs to a group that has declared that it does…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-4

In addition to the Chairman or his alternate, the Health Section of the Committee comprises :1° The Member of Parliament designated pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 6121-8;2° The senator…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-4

I. - Any public or private person responsible for the production or distribution to the public of water intended for human consumption in any form whatsoever, whether public networks or internal netwo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of posting

Article R1263-4

Employers who post one or more employees, under the conditions set out in 2° of article L. 1262-1, must submit a declaration containing the following information: 1° The name or business name as well…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-4

Failure to declare the cessation of activity, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6351-5, is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Vaccinations.

Article R3116-4

Failure to comply with the measures to prevent the spread of an epidemic taken in application of article L. 3114-4 is punishable by a 5th class fine.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out

Article L212-6-4

Where 2° of article L. 212-6-3 is applied, the valuation of the securities is carried out using the same objective methods as for asset disposals and takes into account, with an appropriate weighting…

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