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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-14-1

…icles L. 242-10 to L. 242-13, following a request for mutual assistance provided for in Article L. 511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-4

…turer, authorised representative or importer of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, whose registered office is located on French territory, to register the device or update t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…and agricultureL. 532-2 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 532-3, L. 532-3-1, L. 532-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-6 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 532-7 and L. 532-8 Order no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-5

Failure by the operator to subject a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 to maintenance obligations and quality controls pursuant to Article L. 5212-1 is punishable by two years'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-4

…rules applicable to vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, as well as the organisational procedures of the authorities and bodies concerned.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 B

…anisations falling within the scope of the first paragraph are set by decree.Housing leased, from 1 January 2005, under the conditions set by the articles L. 252-1 to L. 252-4 of the construction and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-60

…y of a post that cannot be immediately filled under the conditions provided for by Law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, Law no. 84-53 of 26 Jan…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…ench Labour Code or by venture capital companies referred to in I of article 1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions or by venture capital mutual funds…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-5

…ld have avoided. [Provisions declared to be unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2017-750 DC of 23 March 2017]. The action for liability shall be brought before the competent court…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…n application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. In these cases, the national trade mark application must, on pain of reje…

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