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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Additional payment without express consent

Article L132-22

…of the obligation to obtain the consumer's express consent under the conditions set out in article L. 121-17 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Recovery costs

Article L132-23

Infringement of the prohibition on recovery costs mentioned in article L. 121-21 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in propo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-4

…NUAL AMOUNT and number of contracts where the policyholder has been identified as deceased (article L. 132-9-2) NUMBER OF CONTRACTS settled and annual amount (article L. 132-9-2) NUMBER OF DEATHS CONF…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Snowball sales and services

Article L132-19

…of carrying out a "snowball" sale or service or any similar process defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 121-15 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-23

…ng to the president of the commercial court where a conciliation procedure as referred to inarticle L. 611-4 of the Commercial Code has been set up, who makes the request with the insured's agreement;…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-22

…under contracts of the same category that comply with the conditions set out in 1° to 3° of article L. 131-1-2; -the average rate of return on assets held to cover commitments under contracts of the s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

…issement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-6 may be pledged under the following conditions: The pledge contract shall, on pain of nullit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional leagues

Article L132-2

…aragraph without delay. When a statutory auditor initiates a warning procedure pursuant to Articles L. 234-1 or L. 234-2 of the Commercial Code, the company or association shall inform the body mentio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-18

…s successors in title.In the case provided for in the previous paragraph, the provisions of article L. 131-1.The general performance contract with an on-demand audiovisual media service within the mea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-3

…nor under the age of twelve, an adult under guardianship or a person placed in a psychiatric hospital. However, this prohibition does not apply to the funeral finance packages referred to inarticle L.…

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