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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-17

…ere the trader has not reimbursed the consumer in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 224-23, the sums owed by the professional are automatically increased by half.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-17

Under the financial section mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6332-3 relating to actions contributing to the development of skills for the benefit of companies with fewer than fifty employees: 1° The cost…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain establishments

Article L451-17

The fact of carrying out ionisation treatments without holding the approval provided for in article L. 414-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Responsibilities

Article L4422-17

The proposals, requests and opinions adopted by the Assembly of Corsica pursuant to I to IV of article L. 4422-16 are published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L2531-17

…t-rate tourist tax collected in the Ile-de-France region by the municipalities mentioned in article L. 2333-26 as well as by the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation mentioned in 1° to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-17

…transfer free of charge inter vivos or contribute to a company the entirety of his earmarked assets and transfer ownership under the conditions set out in II and III of this article without proceeding…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-17

Article L. 624-6 of the French Commercial Code concerning the rights of the spouse of a debtor in receivership does not apply in the case of life insurance taken out by a trader for the benefit of his…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-17

If an artistic agent established in France fails to comply with the first paragraph of article L. 7121-13, he or she will be liable to six months' imprisonment and a fine of €3,750 in the event of a r…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-17

…may, of his own motion or at his own request, be relieved of the incapacity provided for in article L. 1441-10.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-17

…activity of freelance administration ordered by the court pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 1255-14 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €6,000.

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