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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-3

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under article L. 132-2 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the terms set out in Article 131-27 of the Criminal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers and bakery signs

Article L132-28

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under article L. 132-27 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Crim…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Snowball sales and services

Article L132-20

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 132-19 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Crim…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-38

Natural persons found guilty of offences punishable under articles L. 242-36 and L. 242-37 also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 13…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-6

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 452-5 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Penal Cod…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Other product-related offences

Article L451-15

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 451-9 to L. 451-14 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Adding value to products and services

Article L453-9

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 453-1 to L. 453-8 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L531-2

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 531-1 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Cri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-2

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in the'article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 716-9 to L. 716-11 shall incur, in addition t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-12

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Board of Directors shall establish a procedure for regularly assessing whether the agreements relating to current transacti…

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