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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employee information.

Article L3332-7-1

The person responsible for keeping the register of administrative accounts provides all beneficiaries of an employee savings plan with an annual statement of account including the choice of allocation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements for agencies

Article L1432-7-1

The agency shall pay, on behalf of the State, to employees who are members of an association sitting on the bodies placed within or near it and who benefit from the representation leave provided for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-9

The region is responsible for the operation and equipment of the schools referred to in article L. 4151-7 when they are public. It may participate in the financing of the operation and equipment of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-9

The right of withdrawal does not apply: 1° To the supply of financial instruments mentioned in Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code as well as the order reception-transmission and execu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Contributions and taxes other than those provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L3333-9

The fees referred to in article L. 3333-8 are payable annually in advance.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENT

Article L5621-9

Any natural or legal person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the deliberative assemblies of the public establishments of inter-regional cooperation, budgets,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-94

The provisions of articles L. 312-27, L. 312-92 and L. 312-93 apply to credit granted in the form of an overrun referred to in 11° of Article L. 311-1.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9

Opposing or attempting to oppose the performance of the duties of the control officers authorised under article L. 425-2 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 in local currenc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-7

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23 relating to the obligations of the professional when rescinding the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-9

The author must enable the publisher to manufacture and distribute copies of the work or to produce the work in digital form.The author must deliver to the publisher, within the period specified in th…

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