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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-3

The persons mentioned in Article L. 4133-1 may not be subject to the measures mentioned in Article L. 1121-2. They benefit from the protections provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and in Article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-32

The lender may not, in return for accepting as collateral an insurance contract other than the insurance contract it offers, including in the event of exercise of the right of cancellation pursuant to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-3

In the event of an audit of a body responsible for carrying out all or some of the actions mentioned in article L. 6313-1, where it is found that actions financed by vocational training funds have pur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

I.-A fine of 100,000 euros shall be imposed on :1° Any direct or indirect propaganda or advertising of tobacco, a tobacco product or the ingredients defined in article L. 3512-1 in breach of the ban l…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-3

The provisions of articles L. 212-1 and L. 212-2 do not apply to military personnel, to civil servants covered by titles II, III and IV of the general status of civil servants in the performance of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1343-3

Persons having access to the information provided for in articles L. 1340-5 and L. 1341-1 are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in articles 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-3

Anyone who contravenes the provisions of articles L. 241-1 to L. 242-1 of this code will be punished by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros or one of these two penalties only. The prov…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Tourist residences

Article L321-3

Marketing documents distributed to purchasers of accommodation located in tourist residences referred to in article L. 321-1 of this code must explicitly mention the existence of the right to the so-c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-31

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Autorité de la concurrence, specifies the terms of the association contract provided for by articles L. 212-29 and L. 212-30. This co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L352-3

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in French Polynesia and New Caledo…

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