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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-6

The failure to provide the standard withdrawal form provided for in article L. 221-9 or the supply of a form that does not comply with the provisions of 7° of article L. 221-5 are punishable by two ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-20

Voters indicate by yes or no whether they approve the draft deliberation or act presented to them. After taking cognisance of the result of the consultation, the competent authority of the local autho…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Dismissal.

Article 123

The pleas of inadmissibility may be proposed in any event, unless otherwise provided and except for the possibility that the judge may order those who have refrained, with dilatory intent, from raisin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Forgery as a principal claim.

Article 300

If a private document is alleged to be false as a principal claim, the summons shall state the grounds of falsity and summon the defendant to declare whether or not he intends to make use of the docum…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Right of retention.

Article 378

In all cases where a blatant customs offence is detected, the means of transport and the contested goods that are not liable to confiscation may, as security for the penalties incurred, be withheld un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L1131-2

In any company with at least three hundred employees and in any company specialising in recruitment, the employees responsible for recruitment receive training in non-discrimination in recruitment at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-12

If the employer fails to comply with the procedures for consulting staff representatives or informing the administrative authority, the court will award the employee involved in a mass redundancy for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article L211-6

Any clause stipulating forfeiture of the insured's cover in the event of conviction for driving while drunk or under the influence of alcohol or for driving after using substances or plants classified…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2-1

For the purposes of this Code, States that are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area but are not members of the European Union are treated in the same way as Member States of the Euro…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: On-call duty

Article R131-3

No astreinte may be enforced before it has been liquidated. The decision ordering an astreinte that has not yet been liquidated allows a precautionary measure to be taken in respect of a sum provision…

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