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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-19

Where the trader has not reimbursed the consumer in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 224-35, the sums owed by the professional are automatically increased by half.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-32

The information specified in the second paragraph of article L. 224-90 are stipulated on pain of nullity of the contract.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Contracts for accommodation for the elderly and home help services

Article L224-106

The rules relating to accommodation contracts for the elderly are laid down by the

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-20

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-26 to L. 224-42-4 as well as articles L. 224-57 and L. 224-58 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Contracts for the provision of medical care

Article L242-44

Penalties for offences relating to estimates and the cooling-off period for cosmetic surgery are laid down by the provisions of the chapitre IV du titre II du livre III de la sixième partie du code de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-33

The fact that a professional, on the pretext of presenting candidates for marriage or a stable union, brings together or causes to communicate persons, one of whom is remunerated by him, or is placed,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Contracts for accommodation for the elderly and home help services

Article L224-107

The rules relating to home help and support service contracts are laid down by the provisions of the chapitre VII du titre IV du livre III du code de l'action sociale et des familles.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-5

The publisher publishes a book in digital form under the conditions set out in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. Where the publisher has not done so, the assignment of the expl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-6

…able remuneration on all revenue from the marketing and distribution of a book published in digital form. In the case of single sales, the author's proportional share of the revenue is calculated on t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-7

…for reviewing the economic conditions of the transfer of the rights to exploit the book in digital form.

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