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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D7231-1

…ep and vigilance, at home, of the main or secondary residence;14° Administrative assistance at home;15° Accompanying children over the age of three in their movements outside the home (walks, transpor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R446-3

…reign nationals; 12° In article R. 421-11, the references to articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15, L. 421-16 and L. 421-23 as well as the European Blue Card talent passport and the mobility progr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article L327-11

…referred to in Articles L. 327-3 and L. 327-10 is liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies F

…ost of compliance. The total amount of the provision at the end of a financial year may not exceed €15,000. This provision must be used, at the latest at the end of the fifth financial year following…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-6

…exception of deliberations relating to compulsory expenditure within the meaning of article L. 1612-15 of this code and the vote on the budget, the representatives mentioned in I of this article do no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Debt securities

Article L213-0-1

…ed to in 2° and 3°, subscribed or acquired and held by the issuer. An issuer may not hold more than 15% of any single issue of a debt security referred to in 2° and 3°. However, this limit does not ap…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Penalties.

Article L310-28

…provides it with inaccurate information, shall be punished by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. The same provisions apply to the directors of legal entities and natural persons that…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

…ly either the general principles and methods mentioned in Articles L. 356-6 to L. 356-10 and L. 356-15 to L. 356-24 at the level of the parent undertaking in the third country in accordance with the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-3

…the obligations resulting from this article shall be punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal person.The maximum fine incurred is increa…

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