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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-10

…ring the competition area of a sports venue is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.For the offence referred to in the first paragraph, the public prosecution may be extinguishe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-23

The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Without having obtained the favourable opinion of a personal protection committee and, in the case of clinical inv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-22

The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Without having obtained the favourable opinion of a committee for the protection of individuals and, in the case o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1-1

…or providing it with inaccurate information is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: System applicable to investment gold.

Article 298 sexdecies E

…ort of their accounts, documents enabling their customers to be identified for all transactions of €15,000 or more. 2. Where they are subject to the obligations of article 537, taxable persons may mee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-17

…tropolitan area and the region, with the strategic guidelines document mentioned in article L. 4251-15. Par dérogation au premier alinéa du présent article, les actes de la métropole mentionnés au cha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Investigations

Article 812

…ation defined in the previous paragraph will be punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-1

…must be notified to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.Pursuant to Articles 4 and 15 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the acquisition or extension of direc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

…rticle L. 561-17 when they have, in good faith, made the declaration provided for in Article L. 561-15 under the conditions prescribed by the applicable legislative or regulatory provisions or when th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-10

…the region between the tenth and sixth years preceding the year in which the allocation is made; 2° 15% in proportion to the backlog of school enrolments recorded in the region. Delays in enrolment ar…

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