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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

…et or putting into service on French territory a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Without the EU declarati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-23

…1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 1321-18, the person responsible for producing or distributing water is required to impleme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-13

…the Economy;3° The date and place of filing of the declarations mentioned in II of l'article L. 526-17.The notice provided for in this article is drawn up and sent either by the registrar in the event…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…f a joint health, safety and working conditions committee in agriculture provided for inarticle L. 717-7 of the rural and maritime fishing code; 10° Employee appointed under the conditions provided fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-15

…in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in 1° of Article L. 233-17 are exempt from the obligation to draw up consolidated accounts and a report on the management of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5711-4

…e financial and asset conditions provided for in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 5211-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R1614-42

…f Book I of the Town Planning Code and airfield noise zones pursuant to Articles L. 112-3 to L. 112-17 of the same code. Of the remaining 15% are deducted: a) The allocation granted to the Corsican co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable when an enforcement order for an increased fixed fine is issued

Article A37-28

…ation where information about you is subject to automated processing (art. 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978) to:-the officer of the public prosecutor's office at the local court or the po…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-22

…IX. II. - For the application of article R. 2224-11, the words: "in articles R. 2224-12 to R. 2224-17 below" are replaced by the words: "by locally applicable regulations". III. - For the application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article D5842-3

…of the Labour Code or who may claim the benefit of the provisions of Articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-17 of this same code, or who may claim the benefit of Article L. 241-3 of the Code de l'action socia…

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