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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-21

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 6353-7 will result in a fine of 4,500 euros being imposed on any trainee who is unable to attend the training course due to duly recognised force ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-26

Operating a modelling agency without holding a modelling agency licence or without first declaring the activity, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7123-11, is punishable by six months' impriso…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-79-2

I. - In companies which employ, at the close of two consecutive financial years, at least one thousand permanent employees in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries whose registered offic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-23

The insurer shall reimburse only the cost of replacements and repairs recognised as necessary; the compensation due by the insurer to the insured may not exceed the value of the insured item at the ti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Marine, river and lake liability insurance

Article L173-25

Liability insurance, the purpose of which is to compensate for damage caused to third parties by the vessel and which is guaranteed under the terms of article L. 173-8, only takes effect if the sum in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-23

In the absence of an agreement as referred to in Article L. 3122-16, the minimum number of hours for which a night worker must be qualified is set at two hundred and seventy hours over a reference per…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: After-sales services

Article L217-25

The provision of after-sales service within the meaning of this chapter means any service relating to the goods sold performed by the seller which is not covered by the legal guarantee and is not prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: After-sales services

Article L217-26

Where flat-rate repairs are offered, the seller shall inform the consumer in writing or on a durable medium, at the latest when the contract is concluded, where applicable, of the origin of the breakd…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: After-sales services

Article L217-27

The provisions of this section also apply to the producer and to professionals, other than the seller, when they offer after-sales services.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-2

With a view to identifying a foreign national who has not provided proof of the documents mentioned in article

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