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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-6-1

…petence, the disciplinary chamber may, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose pursuant to 1° to 4° of article L. 4234-6, order the pharmacist concerned to undergo training, in particular as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-18

Pôle emploi may, if the debtor does not dispute the undue nature of the payment, recover the undue payments referred to in Article L. 5426-8-1 by deduction from future benefits, up to a limit of 20% o…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-1

…able by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €3,750 in local currency. II - Failure to comply with 1°, 2° and 4° of article L. 425-1-2 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L519-6-1

By way of derogation from article L. 519-6 and as part of the provision of an independent advisory service within the meaning of article L. 519-1-1, intermediaries in banking and payment services may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure.

Article R2324-10

The organiser of a holiday or leisure centre must submit the application for authorisation mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 2324-1 to the Prefect of the département where the minors are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Special conditions for the "pneumology" option

Article D6124-177-37

I.-The holder of the authorisation has the following on site: 1° A technical platform for functional respiratory explorations enabling a flow-volume curve to be produced; 2° Access to non-invasive ven…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…red to in the same article L. 131-1 and which comply with at least one of the following conditions: 1° Between 5% and 10% of the units are made up of securities issued by socially responsible companie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-1

Class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles L. 511-41 to L. 511-50-1, with the exception of I of article L. 511-45, and are not subject to the provisions of article L. 533-4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15-1

The banking and payment services intermediaries referred to in I and III of article R. 519-4 shall ensure that their staff who carry out credit intermediation activities referred to in article L. 313-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

…d on the turnover or revenue from their professional activity when the following conditions are met:1° They are subject to the schemes defined in articles 50-0 or 102 ter ;2° The amount of income of t…

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