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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: The direct payment procedure for maintenance payments

Article L213-1

Any creditor of maintenance may have the amount of such maintenance paid directly to him by third parties who owe him sums of money that are due and payable to him. In particular, he may exercise this…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-13

Having direct debit forms signed on bank accounts containing clauses contrary to the provisions of article L. 312-25 and, for an affected credit agreement, those of article L. 312-50 is punishable by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-15

It is an offence for any person to carry out a professional activity or functions in breach of the prohibitions, disqualifications or incapacities provided for by articles L. 653-2 and L. 653-8, is pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-16

Without prejudice, where appropriate, to the more serious penalties laid down in respect of breaches of State security, anyone who knowingly breaches one of the obligations or prohibitions laid down i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-10

The exclusion of a member may be pronounced, as the case may be, by the board of directors or by the supervisory board if the cooperative society is constituted as a société anonyme, or by the managem…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-1

Under the conditions laid down in this chapter, the State guarantee may be granted to operations contributing to the development of France's foreign trade, to exporting French companies and to legal e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-1

I -A group works council is set up within the group formed by a dominant undertaking, whose registered office is located on French territory, and the undertakings which it controls under the condition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-11

Vaccinations carried out by approved establishments and organisations under conditions defined by decree are free of charge.Local authorities may carry out vaccination activities under an agreement wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-10

I.-Notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article L. 711-7, a regional chamber of commerce and industry may, by agreement, entrust to a territorial or departmental chamber of commerce and industry in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-12

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will ask a cancer centre to submit a recovery plan, within a period of between one and three months set by the Director General, in one of the follow…

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