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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-1

I.-The penalties provided for in Article L. 824-2, statutory auditors for any disciplinary misconduct they commit. Disciplinary misconduct includes: 1° Any breach of the legal conditions for practisin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-27-1-1

…of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures even if a seizure for infringement has not previously…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-10-1

A sports association or company referred to in Articles L. 122-1 or L. 122-2 may enter into a contract with a professional athlete or trainer whom it employs relating to the commercial exploitation of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Framework contract for payment services

Article L314-12

I. - Where the payment service offered is linked to a payment account that is not covered by a deposit account agreement pursuant to I of Article L. 312-1-1 or to a specific payment instrument, a fram…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Detection of breaches and offences

Article L414-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 411-1 who observe one of the breaches mentioned in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII: Actions for damages arising from anti-competitive practices

Article L482-1

An action for damages based on article L. 481-1 shall be barred on expiry of a period of five years. This period begins to run from the day on which the claimant knew or should have known cumulatively…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract.

Article L5142-1

A natural person bound by a business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity, under the conditions set out inarticle L. 127-1 of the French Commercial Code, benef…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-12

The directors of a management company are liable to a fine of €30,000 if they : 1° Failing to comply with Article L. 214-101 ; 2° Failing to submit the documents provided for in the first two paragrap…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L453-10

In the event of conviction for the offences punishable under articles L. 453-1 to L. 453-8, the court may also order the judgment to be displayed and distributed under the conditions set out in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-1

The provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.Articles L. 1211-2, L. 1211-3 with the exception of its second paragraph, L. 1211-6-1…

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