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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

In the event of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-16

The AMF may carry out surveillance, monitoring and investigation activities at the request of foreign authorities with similar powers. Where such activities are carried out on behalf of authorities of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L341-26-1

A failure by the lender to comply with one of the obligations set out in the last paragraph of article L. 313-8 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Enforcement of administrative court decisions

Article L614-17

If the decision not to grant a period for voluntary departure is annulled, the surveillance measures provided for in articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 741-1 and L. 743-13 are immediately terminated, and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-17

The synthetic index of resources and charges mentioned in article L. 2334-16 for municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more is made up of:1° The ratio between the per capita financial potential of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-2

A mutual insurance company is managed by a Board of Directors. However, it may be stipulated in the articles of association of any mutual insurance company that it shall be managed by a management boa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to equity financing intermediaries

Article L573-16

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences mentioned in article L. 573-15 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L753-16

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L752-16

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-han…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-8

I.-Mutual insurance companies and mutual insurance group companies referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 may issue mutualist certificates from : 1° Their member-policyholders ; 2° Me…

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