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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: FRAUD

Article L441-6

Any technique, including software, the purpose of which is to restrict the consumer's freedom to install the software or operating systems of their choice on their terminal, at the end of the period p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article L314-6

A usurious loan is any conventional loan granted at an overall effective rate that exceeds, at the time it is granted, by more than one third, the average effective rate charged during the previous qu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-6

A tax is payable by any television service publisher, within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, who is established in France and who, during…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-69

Any drawer who issues a cheque without indicating the place of issue or without a date, or who covers a cheque with a false date, or who draws a cheque on a person other than a banker, is liable to a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Regional Council

Article L4432-6

The provisions of article L. 3123-16 are applicable to the functions of regional councillor.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-6

In Article L. 442-10, the words: "or cooperative company or administration" are deleted.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-6

Only specialised products approved for the corresponding categories of users may be : 1° Purchased and used, except in emergencies, by civilian and military health establishments; 2° Purchased and use…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-6

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, references to the department and the departmental council are replaced by references to the territorial collectivity of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-6

The rules relating to the obligations imposed by the concession-granting authority of a marina, concerning the reconstitution of artificial beach areas, are set out in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-6

…ht of the parties to refer the matter to the court, the mediator for music is entrusted with a conciliation mission for any dispute relating to the performance: 1° Of any agreement between performers…

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