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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Snowball sales and services

Article L132-20

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 132-19 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Crim…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transport and motor vehicles

Article L242-24

Any breach of article L. 224-66 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transport and motor vehicles

Article L242-25

Any breach of article L. 224-67 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-2

A female job applicant or employee is not required to disclose her pregnancy, except where she requests the benefit of the legal provisions relating to the protection of pregnant women.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Real and serious cause.

Article L1233-2

Any redundancy for economic reasons shall be justified in accordance with the conditions set out in this chapter. It shall be justified by a real and serious reason.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Municipalities and their groupings

Article L1422-2

The procedures for applying article L. 1422-1 and in particular the conditions required to perform the duties of director of a municipal or inter-municipal health and hygiene service are determined by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-2

The following are attached to the territorial health administration: a) A territorial health and autonomy conference which exercises the powers devolved to the regional health and autonomy conference…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Life insurance and capitalisation.

Article L183-2

The provisions of Article L. 183-1 may not preclude the public policy provisions of French law applicable regardless of the law governing the contract.However, the court may give effect on the territo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Miscellaneous provisions and penalties.

Article L514-2

Presenting contracts with a view to their subscription or having contracts subscribed on behalf of an undertaking subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, anothe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising and general information

Article L341-24

If the creditor or credit intermediary fails to comply with the obligation to provide information free of charge pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-6, L. 313-7, L. 313-11, L. 313-12, L. 313…

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