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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-2

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5222-1 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros. The court may also impose the following additional penalties: 1° A ban…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENT

Article L5621-2

…sion determines the number of members and the distribution of delegates between each regional council. The council settles matters falling within the remit of the interregional agreement by its delibe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…s council(s) concerned or by representative trade union organisations within the meaning of article L. 2231-1 of the Labour Code.The Chairman of the Supervisory Board is chosen from among the represen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-55

The reports and formalities referred to in articles L. 22-10-52, L. 22-10-53 and in the second paragraph of article L. 22-10-54 may give rise to an injunction in accordance with the procedures defined…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-1

…any other benefit provided instead of or in addition to the payment of a price pursuant to Articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-4-1; 3° In the absence of immediate performance of the contract, the date or dead…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-3

…is responsible for :1° Manufacturing, on behalf of the State, the metal coins mentioned in article L. 121-2 ; 2° Manufacturing and marketing, on behalf of the State, French collector coins with legal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-2

…im to carry out a transaction that involves a financial instrument or a unit referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and in which the company granting the credit or loan is involved…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-2

…he recommendation of ministers whose list is set by decree to cover the fields mentioned in Article L. 1412-1;5° Fifteen leading figures from the research and health sectors proposed by bodies whose l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-16

…particular to verifiable documents. The lender shall also consult the file provided for in article L. 751-1, under the conditions set out in the order referred to in article L. 751-6. On completion o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to: 1° Credit agreements, as defined in 6° of Article L. 311-1, intended to finance the following transactions: a) For buildings for residential use or for profess…

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