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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-4

…it without providing the borrower with an agreement satisfying the conditions laid down in Articles L. 312-18, L. 312-21, L. 312-28, L. 312-29, L. 312-43 and, for account overdraft transactions, by ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-1

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…t to the adaptations provided for from II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth para…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-49

…n addition to the members appointed by the General Meeting under the conditions defined in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of the French Commercial Code, a representative of the professional agricult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-1

…act of carrying out or having carried out on a person the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of article L. 1121-1 or a clinical trial mentioned in article L. 1124-1 of the Public Health Code without havin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article LO6213-6

…dent of the regional council is replaced by the reference to the president of the territorial council.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-22

…the professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in article L. 4321-4 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article L2315-67

…med by the social and economic committee and the entities it controls, within the meaning ofarticle L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, exceeds, for at least two of the three criteria mentioned i…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Holiday grants

Article L411-19

Holiday subsidies may be granted by the bodies mentioned in article L. 411-18, within the limits of their competence, to all persons covered by these bodies, their spouses, their cohabitees or their p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Lifelong vocational guidance

Article L6111-4

…reer. An agreement may be signed between the State, the regions and the fund referred to in article L. 6332-18 to contribute to the funding of this service.

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