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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-18

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out: 1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure; 2° When the goods are placed und…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-72

The central body of the caisses d'épargne et des banques populaires supervises the regularity of the financial and accounting operations of the affiliated institutions mentioned in Article L. 512-69 ;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-8

The Banque de France shall ensure the security of access to payment accounts and their information in connection with the provision of the payment services mentioned in 7° and 8° of II of Article L. 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-12

An electronic money institution shall at all times comply with the conditions of its authorisation. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be notified of any change in the conditio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-24

The penalties provided for in Article L. 571-4 shall apply to any person acting either on its own behalf or on behalf of a legal entity and practising as a provider of the services referred to in 1° t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Membership.

Article L2261-3

Any representative trade union organisation of employees and any trade union organisation or association of employers or individual employers may join an agreement. However, if the activity in which t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations with other commissions

Article L2315-45

A company agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 may provide for the creation of additional committees to examine particular problems.Where…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Premises

Article L2315-26

The Social and Economic Committee may organise internal staff information meetings in the premises made available to it, particularly on topical issues. The committee may invite outside personalities,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Referral procedure of the labour inspector.

Article L3132-31

The Labour Inspector may, notwithstanding any criminal proceedings, refer the matter to the court in summary proceedings in order to order all appropriate measures to put an end to the unlawful employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L3232-2

Each year, as an annex to the Finance Bill, the government shall submit a report on the application of this chapter, indicating in particular: 1° The number of employees benefiting from the supplement…

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