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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-11

The following is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of €45,000:1° Directly administering to an animal a veterinary medicinal product intended for the manufacture of medicated feedingst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Products suitable for inducing voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L5435-1

…isonment and a fine of €30,000.Natural and legal persons are also liable to the following penalties:1° Confiscation of the medical devices seized ;2° Prohibition from practising the profession or acti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Safeguard measures

Article R4314-13

…R. 4314-12 are also implemented when the Minister concerned is notified by the European Commission: 1° That a prohibition or restriction measure taken by another Member State is considered justified;…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R612-2

…sions referred to in Article L. 612-8 . The decision to set up a specialised committee shall specify1° The areas in which the specialised committee is empowered to take individual decisions;2° Its com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-4

The board of examiners for the technical examination shall be constituted by the commission mentioned in Article R. 15-33-1. When an alternate member of the jury replaces a full member, he or she sits…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-105

For the purposes ofArticle L. 221-27 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, establishments distributing the Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire offer their Livret holders the opportunity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-7

…ives mentioned in article L. 1221-1, the minister responsible for local authorities sets, by order: 1° The maximum hourly cost of training courses eligible for the individual right to training for loc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agreement on the duration of the contract

Article R6222-7

An order by the Minister responsible for vocational training determines the model for the tripartite agreement provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 6222-7-1.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-3

When a person has been granted aid for setting up or taking over a business or for practising another self-employed profession, he or she may not be granted this aid again until three years have elaps…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R366-3

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless other…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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