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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-26

…For applications for extensions as defined in 4° of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing author…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-4

It is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros for any person to manufacture, acquire, hold, transfer, offer or make available equipment, instruments, computer programmes or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-2

As stated in Article 511-16 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below:"Obtaining human embryos without complying with the conditions set out in Articles L. 2141-5 and L. 2141-6 of the Public Health C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-5

As stated in Article 511-18-1 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-18-1 -The cloning of human embryos for therapeutic purposes is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-7

…ies on the Supervisory Board are suspended. The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 225-17, the second paragraph of Article L. 225-22, article L. 225-69 and the second paragraph of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…2016-1048 of 1 August 2016 L. 2223-4, with the exception of the first paragraph Act no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 L. 2223-5 to L. 2223-10 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2223-11 Order no. 2009-153…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L783-9

…9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its III bis Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-16 and L. 621-16-1 Law 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-17 Ordinance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L784-9

…9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its III bis Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-16 and L. 621-16-1 Law 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-17 Ordinance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L785-8

…9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its III bis Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-16 and L. 621-16-1 Law 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-17 Ordinance…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Fraud

Article L454-3

The violation of the prohibition provided for in article L. 441-1 is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros if the offence or attempted offence: 1° Has resulted in the use…

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