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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R641-8

I. - The court clerk shall attach to the copy of the judgment referred to in Article R. 621-7 a document reproducing the terms of II of this article, as well as:1° Those of articles L. 812-2, L. 814-5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall not grant authorisation to the branch of the applicant third-country undertaking unless the third-country undertaking to which the branch…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Sports and leisure equipment, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L242-50

Any failure to comply with article L. 224-113 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person. This fine is impos…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transport and motor vehicles

Article L242-25-1

Any breach of Article L. 224-68-1 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-7

Chapters II, III and IV of Title VII of Book II of this Part are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Articles L. 1272-2, L. 1272-4 and L. 1273-3 shall apply there in the version resulting from Law no. 202…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-15

To investigate and record the offences and breaches mentioned in this sub-section, the authorised agents have the powers defined in Sections 1 to 3 of Chapter II of this Title and may implement the me…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Mediation

Article L641-1

Any breach of the information obligations mentioned in articles L. 616-1 and L. 616-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for an individual and up to €15,000 for a legal entity und…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Sanitary facilities, catering and accommodation.

Article L4228-1

Notwithstanding articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-3, for the application of chapter VIII of title II of book II of part four of the regulatory part, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets the conditions und…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Union representation

Article R1432-123

The trade union organisations mentioned inArticle L. 2142-1-1 of the Labour Code may appoint representatives of the trade union sections under the conditions laid down in Section II of Chapter II of T…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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