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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to water distribution

Article L2224-7-1

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-25-1

An employee may, at his request and in agreement with his employer, give up anonymously and without consideration all or part of his untaken rest days, whether or not they have been allocated to a tim…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 221-18, L. 221-21 and L. 221-23 to L. 221-27 governing the conditions for exercising the consumer's right of withdrawal and its effects, is punishable by an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-14

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 221-17 relating to the ban on masked numbers in telephone canvassing is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and €375,0…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-12

Any failure to comply with the obligations set out in article L. 221-16 in relation to telephone canvassing and commercial prospecting is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129-2

…t sets the period, which may not exceed twenty-six months, during which this delegation may be used and the overall ceiling for this increase. This authorisation supersedes any previous authorisation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-1

…ovable tangible property between a professional seller, or any person presenting or acting as such, and a buyer acting as a consumer. For the purposes of this Chapter, contracts under which the seller…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of agencies

Article L1432-1

…placed under the supervision of the ministers responsible for health, health insurance, the elderly and the disabled.The regional health agencies have a board of directors and are headed by a director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-10

…e Agency is headed by a Director General, appointed by decree. The Director General issues opinions and recommendations falling within the remit of the Agency and, on behalf of the State, takes decisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Model agency licence.

Article L7123-14

…pecified deadlines, documents proving that he or she continues to meet the conditions for its issue and that his or her situation is in order with regard to this code.

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