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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L651-2

For the application of article L. 616-2 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article L4422-38

The State representative in the territorial collectivity of Corsica is appointed by decree in the Council of Ministers. He represents each of the ministers and directs the State services under the con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article L351-3

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 351-4, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 relating to commercial guarantees is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-17

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts, when the policyholder or subscriber exercises his surrender option less than two months after the substitution referred to in article L. 160-11, the ind…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-6

The following are prohibited in all advertising: 1° The mention that a loan may be granted without information enabling the borrower's financial and asset situation to be assessed; 2° The indication o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-31

Where the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 7123-19 is insufficient, failure by any user to take the place of the modelling agency for the payment of sums still due to employees and socia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-180

I.-Options may be granted, under the same conditions as in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 above: 1° Either for the benefit of members of the salaried personnel of companies or economic interest gro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-18

The provisions of articles L. 237-1 to L. 237-31 of the French Commercial Code apply in the event of the dissolution of the issuing association, subject to the provisions of the law of 1 July 1901 rel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Teaching and hospital staff.

Article L6151-1

As stated in article…

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