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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-6

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 452-5 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Penal Cod…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-4

Failure to disseminate the messages provided for in article L. 452-3 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-2

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 452-1 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-7

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in the fourth paragraph of article L. 423-3 is punishable by a fine of €5,000.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Sailors.

Article L742-2

The provisions of Title III of Book 1 relating to collective labour agreements or contracts, of Title IV (Chapter 1) of the same Book 1 relating to the minimum growth wage and of Title II of Book V re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Organisation and operation

Article L1232-2

…tment, special-status collectivity or overseas collectivity governed by Articles 73 or 74 or Title XIII of the Constitution is the territorial delegate of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-3

The balance sheet of acquisitions and disposals carried out by mixed syndicates is submitted each year for deliberation by the deliberative body. This balance sheet is appended to the administrative a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-6

…roupings with their own tax status may also introduce, under the conditions provided for in article L. 5211-21, the tourist tax or the flat-rate tourist tax when they carry out actions to promote tour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-4

…on, the surplus portion may be taken from the operating section. If the application of I of Article L. 5722-1 requires the public-private association to set up depreciation allowances for the first ti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-7

The joint association referred to in article L. 1231-10 of the Transport Code may levy a payment intended to finance mobility services in an urban area of at least 50,000 inhabitants and in the multip…

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