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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11-1

…um is determined on the basis of the presence of councillors at the various videoconference locations. Voting may only take place in the presence of a majority of councillors. Votes may only be taken…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-16

…ch to exercise his right of withdrawal, without having to justify his decision or incur any penalties. The period during which the right of withdrawal may be exercised begins to run : 1° Either from t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L670-1-1

…as-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements who have set up an appropriated asset in accordance with article L. 526-7 and whose agricultural, commercial, craft or self-employed activity is carried out exclusiv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Breaches concerning young people under the age of eighteen

Article L4753-1

Failure to comply with the decisions taken by the labour inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8112-1 pursuant to article L. 4733-2 or article L. 4733-3 is punishable by a fine of up to 10,000 eu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-1

…in this Title. The same rights may be exercised by the consumer associations referred to in article L. 421-1 of the Consumer Code for the offences provided for in Chapter I of this Title, and by the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Infringements of the rules relating to occupational medicine.

Article L4745-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 4621-1 to L. 4624-9 and L. 4644-1 and the regulations made for their application is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence within three years…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Refusal and subordination of sales and services

Article L121-11

…t, where such subordination constitutes an unfair commercial practice within the meaning of Article L. 121-1.It is also prohibited to make the sale of a good or the provision of a service conditional…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-11

Persons guilty of one of the offences defined in article L. 332-3, the first sentence of article L. 332-4 and articles L. 332-5-1, L. 332-8, L. 332-10-1 and L. 332-19 of this Code are also liable to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other authorised persons.

Article L5414-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the French Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record infringements and breaches of the laws and regu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-10

…e spouse, descendants or ascendants or collaterals or relatives of the persons mentioned in Article L. 654-1, to misappropriate, divert or conceal assets belonging to a debtor subject to receivership…

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