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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products.

Article R5437-2

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article R. 5437-1 shall be liable, in addition to a fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-2

The making available on the market, by a distributor as defined in e of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Legal proceedings

Article R8242-2

Once the fifteen-day period provided for in 4° of article R. 8242-1 has elapsed, the employee's acceptance is deemed to have been tacitly accepted.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Support grant for structural investments by fire and rescue services

Article L1424-36-2

…port structuring investments by fire and rescue services is allocated by the minister in charge of civil security for an investment expense involved in the field of civil security and contributing to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-23

…stitution, an AIF covered by paragraph 2 of sub-section 3 or sub-section 5 of Section II of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II, or by a finance company to a legal entity governed by private or public la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-267

…tional sector referred to in article R. 6123-201 is adapted to the practice of the surgical care activity concerned and anaesthesia, from the immediate preparation of the patient before the operation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2-1

The absence from contractual documents given to consumers of the information provided for in article L. 211-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-21

Only profits made at the end of a financial year may be entered in the annual accounts. The profit made on a transaction that has been partially completed and accepted by the other party may be entere…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-23

…re of accounting records may only be ordered in court in matters of succession, community, company division and in the event of receivership or liquidation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-22

Accounting documents are drawn up in euros and in the French language. Accounting documents and supporting documents are kept for ten years. Accounting documents relating to the recording of transacti…

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