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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil penalties

Article L761-1

The benefit of the provisions of this book shall be forfeited: 1° Any person who has knowingly made false declarations or submitted inaccurate documents; 2° Any person who has embezzled or concealed o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-1

When a contract is concluded, the subject of which is an obligation of a minimum amount with a view to the performance of work, the supply of services or the carrying out of a commercial act, and peri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Protection of the account holder

Article L211-10

In the event of the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings against an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, the court-appointed administrator or liquidator, together wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Protection of the account holder

Article L211-12

Subject to the provisions of article L. 211-11, seizures of financial securities are governed by the provisions of the legislative part of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Protection of the account holder

Article L211-11

Accounts opened with a central depository may not be seized, even as a precautionary measure. No compulsory execution or protective measures may be taken against an intermediary referred to in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-14

I.-The skills operator covers the following costs under the financial section mentioned in 1° of article L. 6332-3: 1° Apprenticeship and professionalisation contracts at the level set by the branches…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1

I.-The Director General of the Regional Health Agency, after consultation with the State representative in the department concerned, authorises one or more establishments with psychiatric authorisatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-15

The member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique responsible for carrying out the mission provided for in paragraph 1 of sub-section 3 of this section and the au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-11

I.-The geographical and technical areas of activity of the Etablissement Français du Sang are determined by it, in accordance with the provisions relating to the national blood transfusion master plan…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Refusal and subordination of sales and services

Article L121-11

It is prohibited to refuse a consumer the sale of a product or the provision of a service, unless there is a legitimate reason for doing so; It is also prohibited to make the sale of a product conditi…

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