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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-61

Any canvassing within the meaning of Article L. 341-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code with a view to carrying out a life mortgage loan transaction is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-60

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-69

The employer may refuse to grant the leave if it considers that the absence is likely to have a detrimental effect on the smooth running of the company.The employer's refusal is made after consulting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-67

…utside France on behalf of a humanitarian association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or entered in the register of associations in application of the loca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-68

…of actual work for the purposes of determining the legal and collective bargaining benefits linked to seniority.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to premises and means of transport

Article L512-6

When the premises mentioned in article L. 512-5 are also for residential use, checks may only be carried out between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and, if the occupant objects, with the authorisation of the liber…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-6

Any measure taken pursuant to article L. 521-5, may require the operator of the establishment to display, in a place visible from the outside, all or part of this measure.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Failure to comply with house arrest requirements

Article L824-6

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment for a foreign national under house arrest to fail to comply with the prescriptions relating to placement under mobile electronic surveillance that have been…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formal notice prior to the official report.

Article L4721-6

…ound and sets a deadline by which the infringements must have ceased. This deadline is set taking into account the circumstances. It is based on the minimum period stipulated in each case by the decre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Government Commissioner

Article L512-65

A Government Commissioner is appointed by the Minister for the Economy to each cooperative bank. The Government Commissioner attends all meetings of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, th…

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