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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-27

…other than that concerning their artistic creation, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7124-13, is punishable by a fine of 6,000 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by two years' imprisonmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-97

…produits de santé shall register the homeopathic medicinal products referred to in Article L. 5121-13 and the traditional herbal medicinal products referred to in Article L. 5121-14-1 on the basis of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-15

The declaration provided for in Article R. 1342-13 includes the following information:1° The existing name or names of the mixture in question ;2° The qualitative and quantitative composition of the m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-1

…authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009.The provisions of Section 1 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II are applicable to manag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-39

…prior to his or her transfer. The request must include the information provided for in Article 695-13 and be translated in accordance with the procedures provided for in l'article 695-14.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-1

…e to the safeguard procedure with the exception of articles R. 621-20, R. 621-26, R. 622-11, R. 622-13, R. 626-17, R. 626-18 and R. 626-22 and Section 3 of Chapter IV and subject to the provisions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-2

…use by public authorities of medicinal products defined in articles L. 5121-8, L. 5121-9-1, L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14-1 or benefiting from a parallel import authorisation pursuant to article L. 5124-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-11

…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 euros…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate

Article R754-5

I. - Article R. 313-1 is applicable, subject to the adaptations in II, in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2016 884 of 29 June 2016.II. - For the application of I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Agreements and links with companies.

Article R4113-110

…ks between healthcare professionals and the companies or establishments referred to in article L. 4113-13 when the professional is presented, either in writing in the case of an article intended for t…

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