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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-10

Any breach of the information obligations set out in articles L. 221-5, L. 221-6, L. 221-8, L. 221-11, L. 221-12 to L. 221-14 is liable to an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-4

Where an insurance or reinsurance undertaking operating within the territory of the French Republic under the freedom to provide services or the freedom of establishment does not comply with the rules…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-19

Where no sports federation has been delegated responsibility for a particular sport, the powers conferred on the delegating federations by this section and by Articles L. 222-7, L. 222-11, L. 222-15,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Social dialogue.

Article L3

Each year, the Government's policy guidelines in the areas of individual and collective labour relations, employment and vocational training, as well as the timetable envisaged for their implementatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13

The import into the customs territory of medicinal products for human use and the import and export of gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Explanations provided to the borrower and assessment of his creditworthiness

Article L341-27

A creditor who grants credit may be deprived of the right to interest in the proportion set by the judge, up to an amount that may not exceed, for each of the breaches listed below, 30% of the interes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Privileges.

Article L3253-3

The remuneration provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 3253-2 includes : 1° Wages, salaries or commissions as such ; 2° Additional benefits, in particular the compensation provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3543-1

For their application in Mayotte, articles L. 3332-1, L. 3332-2 and L. 3332-3 are worded as follows:"Art. L. 3332-1.-Fiscal revenue in the operating section includes the proceeds of taxes of all kinds…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 233-16, the companies referred to in the said article are exempted, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, from the obligati…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

I.-Before the traveller is bound by a contract leading to the preparation of a linked travel service or a corresponding offer, the professional facilitating the linked travel services, including if he…

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