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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L220-3

Anyone who knowingly contravenes the provisions of article L. 220-1 will be punished by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros, or one of these two penalties only. As soon as the lack of i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article L351-3

Insofar as the calculation of prudential technical provisions of insurance and reinsurance undertakings does not comply with the provisions of Article L. 351-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-38

As stated in article L. 213-5 of the Monetary and Financial Code : " Art. L213-5-Les obligations sont des titres négociables qui, dans une même émission, confèrent les mêmes droits de créance pour une…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Fraud

Article L454-3

The violation of the prohibition provided for in article L. 441-1 is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros if the offence or attempted offence: 1° Has resulted in the use…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-3

By way of derogation from article L. 3122-2, for editorial and industrial production activities in the press, radio, television, film production and exhibition, live performances and discotheques, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Consultation of the Assembly of French Guyana by the Government

Article L7152-3

The Assembly of French Guyana shall be consulted on proposals for European Union acts that concern the territorial collectivity by the Government. The second paragraph of Article L. 7152-2 is applicab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-3

I.-A creditor who initiates an attachment-sale procedure or the debtor against whom it is initiated may request, before the commercial court within whose jurisdiction the business is operated, the sal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-3

The agreement provided for in article L. 1141-2 is concluded for a period of three years. The agreement and its amendments shall be published in the Journal officiel. For those of its provisions which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article L626-3

Where the draft plan provides for a change in the capital or the articles of association, the extraordinary general meeting or the shareholders' meeting and, where their approval is required, the spec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-3

In towns with medical and pharmaceutical training and research units, the universities, as far as these units are concerned, and the regional hospital centres jointly organise all their services as ho…

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