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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-53

When the profit and loss account for one of the activities mentioned in 1° of article R. 6145-12 shows a deficit for three consecutive financial years, the continuation of the activity must be express…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

…to investigate and record infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, of this Title and of those adopted for their application:1° Inspectors from the Agence nationa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-9

…tter is referred to the Regional Audit Chamber and until the procedure provided for in Article L. 1612-5 has been completed, the deliberative body may not take a decision on budgetary matters, except…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Comparative advertising

Article L132-25

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 are, where applicable, punishable by the penalties laid down, on the one hand, in articles L. 132-2 to L. 132-9, on the other hand, to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme.

Article L313-14

…and of the company receiving them, which also mentions them in the notes provided for in article L. 123-12 of the French Commercial Code. For the purposes of assessing the financial position of the co…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-10

With the exception of the persons mentioned in article R. 443-12 of the French Town Planning Code, no one may enter a serviced camping and caravanning site and settle there without the agreement of th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article L161-2

…or assets over which the creditor has a general lien as defined by the provisions of article L. 526-12 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising and general information

Article L341-24

…rmation free of charge pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-6, L. 313-7, L. 313-11, L. 313-12, L. 313-46, L. 313-47 is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Provisions relating to the carrying on of certain co-insurance operations by insurance undertakings

Article R321-35

…hose head office is in France and which participate in the operations referred to in Article L. 321-12 as leading insurers shall provide the other insurers participating in these operations with stati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article D211-3

…terms and conditions applicable to contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 224-25-12 include a box informing consumers of the procedures for implementing the legal guarantees referre…

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