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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Penalties.

Article R310-22

Any manager of an undertaking subject to State supervision by virtue of Article L. 310-1 and of a supplementary occupational pension fund who fails to comply with the obligations or prohibitions resul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-2

I.- Statutory auditors are liable to the following sanctions: 1° Warning; 2° Reprimand; 3° Disqualification from acting as a statutory auditor for a period not exceeding five years; 4° Removal from th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Focus

Article L724-2

If, during the execution of the processing measures provided for in Articles L. 732-1, L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7, it appears that the debtor's situation has become irretrievably compromised unde…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Focus

Article R724-2

If at the end of the three-month period provided for in Article R. 712-15 the commission has not decided to refer the case, its secretariat will send the debtor, by simple letter, a document attesting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Responsibilities

Article L3444-2

The departmental councils of the overseas departments may submit proposals to amend the legislative or regulatory provisions in force, as well as any legislative or regulatory proposals concerning the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-2

Expenditure relating to the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation personnalisée d'autonomie (personalised autonomy allowance) are tracked in an individualised chapt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Investigations

Article 814-2

In the Wallis and Futuna Islands, if, when the death certificate referred to in article 87 of the Civil Code, the identity of the deceased has not been established, authorisation to close the coffin m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Economats.

Article L3254-2

…ct of employment stipulates that the employee who is provided with board and lodging shall also receive a fixed salary in money; 2° Where, for the performance of an employment contract, the employer t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contraceptives.

Article L5434-2

Dispensing contraceptives mentioned in article L. 5134-1 in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of II and III of the said article and of 1° of article L. 5134-3 is punishable by six months…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-2

Under the conditions set out in article LO 6251-5, the local authority may adapt the laws and regulations in force locally.

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