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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-38

…er or lessor to comply with one of the obligations set out in article L. 313-55 for a hire-purchase and sale contract with a promise to sell, is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-36

…e conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 313-62 for a hire-purchase contract and a sale with a promise to sell, the sum due shall bear interest at the legal rate plus half from…

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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

…41 or for the lessor, in breach of the provisions of article L. 313-62 for a hire-purchase contract and a hire contract with a promise to sell not to return the sums mentioned in these articles, is pu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-42

…essor, 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 to receive from the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition.

Article L4134-2

The composition of the regional economic, social and environmental councils, the conditions for appointing their members and the date of their installation in their new composition are set by a decree…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L4437-5

Articles L. 4434-1 to L. 4434-4 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article LO4437-2

For the application to Mayotte of Chapter V of Title III, the reference to the region is replaced by the reference to the Department of Mayotte and the reference to the regional council is replaced by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4431-1

The rules for preventing risks to the health and safety of workers exposed to noise are determined by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat issued pursuant to Article L. 4111-6.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-10

…body responsible for toxicovigilance in their area any case of human intoxication that they observe and which presents one of the following seriousness criteria for the person intoxicated: 1° Death ;…

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