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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1-1

…er, calculated on the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the decision. If no information is available to calculate the fine on the basis of turnover, the amount of the fine may be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2-1

The absence from contractual documents given to consumers of the information provided for in article L. 211-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1

Unfair terms are deemed unwritten.The contract remains enforceable in all its provisions other than those deemed unfair if it can survive without such terms.The provisions of this article are of publi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2

…nover, calculated on the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the facts. If no information is available to calculate the fine on the basis of turnover, its amount may not exceed two…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-42

The employee notifies the employer of the reason for his absence and the date on which he intends to end the suspension of his employment contract.The period of adoption leave is treated as a period o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-41

An employee holding the authorisation referred to in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-45

Any stipulation in a collective bargaining agreement or agreement providing for a birth-related benefit for employees on maternity leave applies automatically to employees on adoption leave.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-39

The dismissal of an employee is cancelled if, within fifteen days of being notified of the dismissal, the person concerned sends his employer, under conditions determined by regulation, a certificate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-46

…rre-et-Miquelon.Entitlement to leave is for a maximum of six weeks per approval.The employee must inform his employer at least two weeks before his departure of the starting point and the planned dura…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-38

Adoption leave suspends the employment contract. During the suspension, employed parents benefit from the protection against dismissal provided for in articles L. 1225-4 and L. 1225-5. The application…

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