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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-73

…s or services for which he intends to contract. For all contracts mentioned and defined in articles L. 224-69 and L. 224-70, the offer shall state, in accordance with the corresponding model informati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17

…rities in favour of the purchaser in a shared electronic registration system referred to in article L. 211-3.II. - If the securities are admitted to trading by a central depository or delivered to a f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Refusal and termination

Article L551-16

…the following cases:1° He/she leaves the region of orientation determined in application of article L. 551-3;2° He/she leaves the accommodation in which he/she was admitted in application of article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° in the case of a laboratory…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-4

…of credit is less than €200 or more than €75,000, with the exception of those mentioned in Article L. 314-10 whose purpose is to consolidate loans and those intended to finance expenditure relating t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-9

…of the provisions of this article are recorded and punished by the authority established by article L. 612-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code under the conditions set out in Book III of this Code.II…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-1

…rights and obligations of the parties; 3° Imposing logistical penalties not complying with Article L. 441-17 ; 4° Discriminating in respect of the other party, or obtaining from it, prices, payment t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reporting obligations relating to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4163-2-1

…or activities particularly exposed to the occupational risk factors mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 4161-1 of this Code, with a view to the application of article L. 221-1-5 of the Social Security…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

…presentative of the State in the Ile-de-France region under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-17 and L. 5211-20.The Greater Paris metropolitan area is constituted with a view to defining…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-2

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 822-1-1, natural persons meeting the conditions of competence and professional experience may be exempted from all or part of the professional training…

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