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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L615-1

…te the list of mediators, including public mediators, who meet the requirements set out in articles L. 613-1 to L. 613-3; 2° Notifying the European Commission of the mediators included on this list; 3…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article L721-3

…al Code.These provisions do not, however, preclude the application of the rules set out in Articles L. 751-1 to L. 752-3, within the limits set out in these articles.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-6

…mines the terms under which the institutions and bodies mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 751-2 can provide proof that they have consulted the file, in particular in application of articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Criminal provisions

Article L642-3

…ures or fails to comply with the temporary ban on professional activity ordered pursuant to article L. 621-13 shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. Any person who fai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-22

To be approved, the agreements mentioned in article L. 5422-20 must have been negotiated and concluded at national and cross-industry level between representative employers' and employees' organisatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing obligations of employers with at least eleven employees

Article L6331-5

For temporary employment agencies, the rate mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 6331-3 is set at 1.30%. This contribution is allocated as follows:-1% is allocated by France Compétences as m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-3

In the event of failure to comply with the rules laid down in application of 9° of article L. 5141-16 relating to advertising, the Agency may:1° Order the suspension or prohibition of advertising ;2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-3

Any manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances as defined by Article L. 5138-2 who carries out his activity without having been authorised to do so by the Agence nationale de sécurité…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Accreditation

Article L6224-2

…under the authority of the Minister for Defence shall make the declaration provided for in Article L. 6221-7 to this Minister, who shall inform the Haute Autorité de santé, the Agence nationale de sé…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Accreditation

Article L6224-1

…al biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence, as provided for in Article L. 6221-6 , shall be sent without delay to the Haute Autorité de santé, the Agence nationale de sécu…

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