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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-50-2

…ve duration of all the periods of work experience undertaken during the employment support contract may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of the contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-71-2

…duration of all the periods of work experience undertaken during the employment initiative contract may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of the contract.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Transfer of ownership of movable property for valuable consideration

Article 724

…n duty is levied on the price expressed in the deed of transfer and the capital of any charges that may be added to the price.II. - In the event of the creation of new offices or the appointment of ne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-23

…e Republic of a conviction or a probation decision handed down by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for in Articles 764-24 and 764-25. When considering relyin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-1

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a professional who in bad faith obstructs the implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity provided for in articles L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-43

The public prosecutor who registers the person in the file pursuant to 1° to 4° of article 706-25-4, or the examining magistrate pursuant to 5° of article 706-25-4, shall at the same time register the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-25 to L. 224-25-26 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…AS AMENDED BY R. 4126-5 Decree no. SPRH2219553D of 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-7Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-8Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 De…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-8

The following may hold accounts with the Banque de France: 1. The organisations defined in article L. 511-1; 2. The French Treasury, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Advances and loans

Article R2337-3

The total amount of advances granted may not exceed the following maximum: - for municipalities: 25% of the amount of revenue entered in their operating budget; - for municipal public establishments:…

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