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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-37

If the lender or lessor fails to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 and the second paragraph of article L. 313-38 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-43

If the lender, in breach of the provisions of article L. 313-38, for the seller, in breach of the provisions of article L. 313-41 or for the lessor, in breach of the provisions of article L. 313-62 fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-42

If the lender or lessor, in breach of the provisions of article L. 313-35 or, in the case of a hire-purchase contract and a lease with a promise to sell, those set out in article L. 313-59, to agree t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 679

In non-contentious matters, the judgment is notified to the parties and third parties whose interests may be affected by the decision, as well as to the public prosecutor where an appeal is open to hi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 682

Service of a judgment is validly made at the domicile elected in France by the party residing abroad.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 681

Notification, even without reservation, does not imply acquiescence.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 680

The document notifying a party of a judgment must indicate very clearly the time limit for lodging an objection, an appeal or an appeal in cassation in the event that one of these means of appeal is o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to liquidation

Article L247-5

Contravening the prohibition on performing the duties of liquidator is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros. Anyone convicted pursuant to the preceding paragraph may no long…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to liquidation

Article L247-7

It is punishable by a fine of €150,000 for a liquidator in the judicial liquidation of a company to: 1° Failing to deposit in an account opened in a credit institution in the name of the company in li…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to liquidation

Article L247-8

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for a liquidator, in bad faith: 1° Making use of the assets or credit of the company in liquidation that he knows to be contrary…

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