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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-14

The articles L. 2123-18, L. 2123-25-1 to L. 2123-27, the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2123-28 and article L. 2123-29 apply to members of the deliberative bodies of the public establishmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-19

Time spent in meetings by employees attending the meetings mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 2363-18 is considered as working time and paid at the normal rate.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Account overdrafts

Article L341-19

The provisions of articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-9 and L. 341-12 to L. 341-18 apply to credit granted in the form of an overdraft authorisation repayable within a period of more than one month and less t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Conformity and safety of products and services

Article D521-4

The minister ordering an inspection pursuant to articles L. 521-18 or L. 521-26 chooses the authorised body on the basis of its competence and the nature of the product or service concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: GENERAL RULES APPLICABLE TO CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article L1410-3

The provisions of articles L. 1411-5, L. 1411-5-1, L. 1411-9and L. 1411-18 apply to concession contracts of local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-7

The weekly working time of a night worker, calculated over a period of twelve consecutive weeks, may not exceed forty hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-18.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-45

An appeal lodged with the specially designated court against a decision covered by the second paragraph of article L. 4163-18 is not subject to the ex gratia procedure provided for in articles R. 142-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-59

If the lender demands from the borrower sums in excess of those that the lender is authorised to request payment of pursuant to article L. 315-18, is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-21-1

Pursuant to articles L. 733-18 and L. 743-1 of the French Consumer Code, the cancellation of a debt corresponding to the amount of an unpaid cheque is deemed to constitute regularisation of the incide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-1

A fine of 22,500 euros shall be imposed for disregarding the prohibition on disclosure laid down in Article L. 561-18, Article L. 561-24, Article L. 561-25 III, Article L. 561-25-1 II and the penultim…

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