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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-2

Any professional who disregards the prohibitions set out in 1° to 3° of article L. 121-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a lega…

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

Article L233-26

The report on the management of the group sets out the position of the group made up of the undertakings included in the consolidation, its foreseeable development, the significant events that have oc…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article L112-2

The following may not be seized 1° Property that the law declares unseizable; 2° Property that the law renders non-transferable unless otherwise provided for; 3° Provisions, sums and pensions of a mai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-27

For the application of articles L. 2232-23-1 and L. 2232-26, each mandated employee is entitled to the time necessary to carry out his duties within the limits of a duration which, save in exceptional…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

I. - 1° The products attached to capitalisation bonds or contracts as well as to investments of the same nature subscribed with insurance companies established in France are, when the bond, contract o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-20

The granting of the approval provided for in article L. 212-19 is subject to the approval by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the programming commitments mentione…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation conditions.

Article L7122-24

The employer, who gives the employee and sends the State-authorised body the elements of the declaration provided for in article L. 7122-23 which are respectively intended for them, is deemed to have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

I.-The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may oppose the execution of a transaction that has not yet been executed, of which it has become aware as a result of information communicated to it…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable lo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-27

The obligations of the professional referred to in articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 relating to commercial warranties in respect of sales also apply to commercial warranties subscribed in connection wi…

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