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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-49

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 314-5 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros. As additional penalties, guilty natural persons are also liable to a ban, in accordance with the ter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-49

…aged. It shall be made by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt and notified in the same form to the creditors registered on the business. The latter may request th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-49

In an emergency, leave may be taken with twenty-four hours' notice.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-49

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this sub-section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-49

…rvisory board, general managers, statutory auditors or employees of the companies referred to in 1° and 3°, as well as their ascendants, descendants and spouses; 5° Persons who are prohibited from pra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution and transformation.

Article L5215-42

…inisters. A decree in the Council of State determines, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 5211-25-1 and subject to the rights of third parties, the conditions under which the community is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Fees for occupying the public domain

Article L2573-49

The municipal council determines the rates of the fees payable to the municipality for the occupation of the municipal public domain by pipelines intended for the transport of liquid or liquefied hydr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-42

I.-The fire and rescue services are only obliged to carry out rescue operations that are directly related to their public service missions as defined in article L. 1424-2. I.-The fire and rescue servi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-49

The seller or service provider shall keep a copy of the credit agreement and present it to the control officers at their request.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L242-42

The penalties for canvassing offences in the field of insurance are set out in the provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Insurance Code.

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