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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Renewal

Article L312-83

Where the credit facility is accompanied by the use of a credit card, the charging of the fee linked to the benefit of this means of payment does not prevent the implementation of the provisions of ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-15

The act of recording or causing to be recorded on a file, in breach of the provisions of article L. 312-22, the names of persons making use of the right of withdrawal, is punishable by a fine of 300,0…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Deception

Article L441-2

Prohibited is the practice of programmed obsolescence, which is defined as the use of techniques, including software, by which the person responsible for placing a product on the market deliberately a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and conditions of use

Article L431-1

An appellation of origin is the name of a country, region or locality used to designate a product originating therein, the quality or characteristics of which are due to the geographical environment,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L421-3

Products and services must, under normal conditions of use or under other conditions reasonably foreseeable by the professional, present the safety that can legitimately be expected and not be harmful…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: How easements are established

Article 696

When one establishes an easement, one is supposed to grant all that is necessary to use it. Thus the easement to draw water from another's fountain necessarily carries with it the right of way.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: General provisions

Article L512-102

Bodies not falling within the scope of this section are prohibited from using any of the following names: "Caisse d'épargne et de prévoyance", "caisse d'épargne", "société locale d'épargne".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: General provisions

Article L512-103

It is also forbidden to use any process, counterfeit booklets, prospectuses, posters or other means likely to create confusion with the savings banks and to mislead as to the nature of the transaction…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-17

…cally considered as working time and paid at the normal rate. If the employer wishes to contest the use made of delegation time, he must refer the matter to the courts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Expert opinions as part of consultations on the economic and financial situation

Article L2315-88

The Social and Economic Committee may decide to use the services of a Chartered Accountant for the purposes of the consultation on the company's economic and financial situation provided for in 2° of…

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