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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediaries and persons authorised to administer or hold financial instruments

Article L542-1

…nts they issue by public offer, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Article L. 411-2-1; 2° Credit institutions established in France; 3° Investment firms…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title VI: PENALTIES

Article L761-1

…n or personal recovery or during the implementation of the plan or measures provided for in Article L. 733-1 or Article L. 733-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-1

…on shall check that his co-contractor is complying with: 1° the formalities referred to in articles L. 8221-3 and L. 8221-5; 2° only one of the formalities mentioned in 1°, in the case of a contract c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-16

The mayor defines the rules relating to the collection of waste collected pursuant to articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 according to its characteristics. He shall impose separate collection arrangeme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-13

…of Book V of the Environmental Code when they concern products intended for consumers; 3° Articles L. 716-9, L. 716-10 and L. 716-11of the Intellectual Property Code; 4° Texts adopted for the applica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-1

…itle VII of Book II of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of Articles L. 1271-7 and L. 1271-8, and subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter.Article L. 1271…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-15

…s of Titles III and IV of Book II of Part Two of the Transport Code, with the exception of Articles L. 2231-1, L. 2231-4, L. 2240-1 and L. 2241-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

…part-time employees, and job mix. This negotiation is based on the data mentioned in 2° of article L. 2312-36. This negotiation also covers the application of article L. 241-3-1 of the Social Securit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-16

A. - For municipalities collecting in 2008 the tax provided for by article L. 2333-6 or that provided for by article L. 2333-21, in their wording prior to 1st January 2009, this tax is replaced, from…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of protection

Article L511-11

…the provisions of this Book provided that his country grants reciprocal protection to French designs.

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