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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-3

…finance companies may not habitually engage in any activity other than those mentioned in Articles L. 311-1, L. 311-2 and L. 511-2 or governed by the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L351-1

…shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 311-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-93

…out delay offer the borrower another type of credit transaction within the meaning of 4° of Article L. 311-1, under the conditions governed by the provisions of this chapter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-12

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article L. 626-18, the duration of the plan is set by the court. It may not exceed ten years. Where the debtor is a person engaged in an agric…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duty to provide information

Article R8124-21

Labour inspectors provide users with administrative documents in accordance with articles L. 311-1 to L. 311-14 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to any credit transaction referred to in 6° of article L. 311-1, whether concluded for valuable consideration or free of charge and, where applicable, to its guara…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Surrender in application of international conventions or European Union law

Article L621-2

…y of that State, has entered or resided in France without complying with the provisions of Articles L. 311-1, L. 311-2 and L. 411-1, in application of the provisions of international agreements conclu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protection of debtors and borrowers

Article L322-3

…rowers and distributed by or on behalf of a credit intermediary within the meaning of 3° of Article L. 311-1 indicate, in an apparent manner, the extent of the intermediary's powers, and in particular…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-54

…rom the contract of sale or the contract for the provision of services referred to in 9° of Article L. 311-1, the credit agreement intended to finance it is terminated ipso jure without costs or compe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-42

I.-When the resolution college decides to use a liability management structure mentioned in Article L. 311-41, it may: 1° Instruct the person subject to the resolution procedure to submit to it, withi…

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