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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-6

For the application of article L. 351-5 : 1° The references to the Insurance Code and to the training certificate issued for persons responsible for providing borrowers with explanations of loans are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article L612-21

…shall draw up and publish a list of the following persons:1° The persons mentioned in I of Article L. 612-2 ; 2° The persons mentioned in c of II of Article L. 521-1 when they provide payment service…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

…plies for it within three months of entering France, and without the condition laid down in article L. 412-1 shall apply: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "employee", "temporary wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-1

…ption, Labour and Employment, on the report of the Labour Inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 noting a dangerous situation, may give formal notice to the employer to take all appropria…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-25

Directly or indirectly providing the children mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 7124-1 and article L. 7124-2 or their legal representatives with funds in excess of the share set pursuant to the firs…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L836-2

…etary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent value in CFP francs; 3° In Article L. 812-2, the provisions of 3° are not applicable and the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Cod…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L835-2

…2° Monetary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent in CFP francs; 3° In Article L. 812-2, the provisions of 3° do not apply and the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Code of C…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L834-2

…etary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent value in CFP francs; 3° In Article L. 812-2, the provisions of 3° are not applicable and the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Cod…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-16

…wingly breaches one of the obligations or prohibitions laid down in the second paragraph of Article L. 614-2, Article L. 614-4 and the first paragraph of Article L. 614-5 will be punishable by a fine…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-6

…e shall, where necessary, lay down the terms and conditions for applying the provisions of articles L. 2123-2 to L. 2123-5. In particular, they specify the limits within which municipal councils may v…

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