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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article L133-1

…o the public. This loan entitles the author to remuneration in accordance with the terms of article L. 133-4.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Sports and leisure equipment, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L242-50

Any failure to comply with article L. 224-113 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person. This fine is impos…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 411-2, the renewal of a residence permit applied for after the expiry of the period required for submitting the application gives rise, except in case…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-8

…ered to leave French territory as a result of the withdrawal, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 432-7, of his temporary or multi-annual residence permit may, within three years of this expulsio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-3

…tés anonymes d'habitations à loyer modéré and sociétés de crédit immobilier referred to in Articles L. 422-4 du code de la construction et de l'habitation, in whose capital participate, pursuant to ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-6

…ecides. In other cases, it is maintained by the issuer or by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, at the option of the owner of the securities.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning the Banque de France

Article L164-1

…ly to any member of the General Council who violates the professional secrecy instituted by article L. 142-3, subject to the exceptions provided for in article 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 14: Payment transactions where the amount is not known in advance

Article L133-43

…vice provider shall release the funds blocked on the payer's payment account referred to in Article L. 133-42 without undue delay after receiving information on the exact amount of the payment transac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiability

Article L211-16

…stered or by the person identified by the shared electronic recording device referred to in article L. 211-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-40

…y borrow cash up to a limit of 10% of the value of its assets other than those mentioned in article L. 214-39.The conditions for application of the limit mentioned in the previous paragraph are set by…

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