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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-6

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L 451-1 to L. 451-4 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Article 131-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L454-5

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 454-1 to L. 454-3 shall also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Membership scheme

Article L424-5

The rules of the multilateral trading facility shall lay down the conditions for admission to membership of the facility, based on objective criteria, in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. W…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-93

The following may be members of a local savings company: public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status and, under the conditions set out in the Articles of Association, natural p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Negotiations on pay, working time and the sharing of added value

Article L2242-15

The annual negotiations on pay, working time and the sharing of added value within the company cover : 1° Actual salaries ; 2° The actual duration and organisation of working time, in particular the i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Members of the social and economic committee staff delegation

Article L2412-3

The termination of the fixed-term employment contract of an elected member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee or of a trade union representative on the social and economic co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-7

When the examinations instituted by articles L. 2122-1, second paragraph, L. 2122-3 and L. 2132-2, second paragraph, are carried out by the health professionals of the departmental maternal and child…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-9

The director of the establishment decides to lift the psychiatric care measure when this is requested : 1° By the departmental psychiatric care commission mentioned in article L. 3222-5 ; 2° By one of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-56

A progressive levy based on the proceeds of casino games governed by articles L. 321-1 et seq. of the Internal Security Code. The base for this levy is determined as follows: 1° Gross gaming revenue,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic development

Article L4424-31

The territorial collectivity of Corsica determines and implements, within the framework of the sustainable planning and development plan, the guidelines for the development of tourism on the island. I…

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