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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-23

Any failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 224-59 to L. 224-62 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is i…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Renovated leisure property

Article L322-1

The rules relating to the rehabilitation of leisure property are set out in article…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: National parks.

Article D343-2

Access to national parks is regulated under the conditions set out in Chapter I of Title III of Book III of the regulatory part of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-6

Direct grants are awarded for the award of the labels provided for in article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Mediation

Article L641-1

Any breach of the information obligations mentioned in articles L. 616-1 and L. 616-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for an individual and up to €15,000 for a legal entity und…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-3

The workshops of public or private establishments providing technical or vocational education, as well as those of the social and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in 2°, a of 5° and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-81

The properties referred to in 1° of I of article L. 214-36 eligible for inclusion in the assets of an undertaking for collective real estate investment are : 1° Buildings let or offered for letting on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-5

The conditions set out in Chapters II, IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are applicable to the provision of the services mentioned in Article L. 547-4, provided that the project…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article L4424-27

The territorial authority's aid regime in favour of economic development, provided for in Title I of Book V of Part One, is determined by the territorial authority by deliberation of the Assembly of C…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions for overseas territories.

Article R421-58

The following shall apply in the territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the French Southern and Antarctic Territories and Wallis and Futuna : Section V of this chapter ; Sections I and IV of…

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