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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-11

…onfirm the contract and, where applicable, the medium chosen by the consumer, as defined in Article L. 221-13, is liable to an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Gametes.

Article L1273-6

…on who has voluntarily agreed to make such a donation to a third party couple, in breach of Article L. 1244-7 of the Public Health Code, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L623-12

…in the costs incurred by the association, including those relating to the implementation of article L. 623-13. It may order, where it deems it necessary and compatible with the nature of the case, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-2

…eased in 1994 by a sum of 30 million francs, taken from the development grant instituted by article L. 2334-13. The distribution of this increase between the municipalities concerned is set by decree…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L641-1

…rticle 226-13 of the French Penal Code for violating the professional secrecy instituted by Article L. 612-17, subject to the provisions of Article 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article L6148-1

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 3111-1 of the French General Code of Public Ownership, the properties in the public domain of public health establishments and health cooperation struct…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17

The articles L. 2511-9, L. 2511-10-1 à L. 2511-13, L. 2511-15 et L. 2511-17to L. 2511-23, the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2511-25, les articles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and…

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

Article L626-10

…commitments they entered into during its preparation, subject to the provisions set out in Article L. 626-3.Debts arising from the cash contributions referred to in the first paragraph benefit from t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L351-6

For the application of article L. 351-5 : 1° The references to the Insurance Code and to the training certificate issued for persons responsible for providing borrowers with explanations of loans are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-14

…hare transfer price when the société européenne implements a clause introduced pursuant to Articles L. 229-11 to L. 229-13, this price is set by agreement between the parties or, failing that, determi…

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