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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to non-river insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L192-2

The suspension of the insurance contract provided for in article L. 121-11 will take effect from midnight on the fifth day following the day of the alienation.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 7: Names and designations

Article L327-1

…a way as to mislead the consumer is prohibited and punishable by the penalties laid down in article L. 121-6 of the Consumer Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Copyright owners

Article L113-8

…n of a radio work shall be the author of that work. The provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 113-7 and those of article L. 121-6 are applicable to radio works.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Provisions relating to relations with the authorities of non-EU Member States in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-62-1

I. - A branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10 or a branch of a third-country undertaking referred to in Article L. 532-48 may be subject to one or more of the measures re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Provisions relating to relations with the authorities of non-EU Member States in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-62-2

…of the European Union which exercise powers equivalent to those provided for in 4° of II of Article L. 612-1. Prior to being communicated, the information must benefit from guarantees of professional…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Premium rate telephone number

Article L132-21

…breach of the obligations relating to the consumer assistance telephone number mentioned in article L. 121-16 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-8-1

Where its decision necessarily implies that the local authority, public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or joint association concerned must take an enforcement measure, the Commission du…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-9

Without prejudice to

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8234-2

…t out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence of bargaining as defined in Article L. 8231-1 shall be subject to the following penalties : 1° A fine under the conditions set out inart…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-7

…2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences set out in this chapter, with the exception of Article L. 8256-1, shall be liable to : 1° A fine, under the conditions laid down inarticle 131-38 of the Fr…

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