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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 410

1. Any infringement of the provisions of the laws and regulations that the customs administration is responsible for enforcing shall be punishable by a fine of between 300 euros and 3,000 euros, where…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 415

…carry out or attempt to carry out a financial transaction between France and a foreign country involving funds that they knew to be derived, directly or indirectly, from an offence provided for by any…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414-2

…committed intentionally and when it relates to goods not mentioned in Article 414. The penalties provided for in the first paragraph of this article shall apply to any intentional false declaration, u…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414

…e object of fraud when the acts of smuggling, importing or exporting concern dual-use goods, both civil and military, the movement of which is restricted by European regulations. The prison sentence i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

…r rights, in particular with regard to the right to object under 1° of I of Article L. 1461-3;3° Providing the single secretariat referred to inArticle 76 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on informa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-2

…ruit staff under private law contracts. It may also employ permanent staff from the three public services on secondment or secondment and employ or recruit non-permanent public-sector staff on fixed-t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Bodily injury.

Article L126-1

Victims of acts of terrorism committed on national territory, persons of French nationality who are victims of such acts abroad, including any public official or any member of the armed forces, and th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Property damage.

Article L126-3

Insurance undertakings must include in the contracts mentioned in article L. 126-2 a clause extending their cover to the losses mentioned in that article.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Property damage.

Article L126-2

Insurance contracts covering fire damage to property located on national territory and damage to the bodies of land motor vehicles entitle the insured party to cover for direct material damage caused…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L162-1

…these articles, the words "region" and "department" are replaced by the words "territorial collectivity".

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