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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-29

…g agency who fails to provide a financial guarantee, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7123-19, is liable to six months' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-20

The information referred to in article R. 533-19 as well as that concerning the results of the votes cast at the general meetings referred to in article L. 511-78 shall be sent to the European Banking…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-23

For its application in Mayotte, the following paragraph is added to article R. 1434-19 : The commission mentioned in article R. 1434-13 also includes the director of the Mayotte social security fund.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
C. Grant award procedure.

Article D2573-58

Articles R. 2334-19 and R. 2334-22 to R. 2334-31 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the provisions of articles R. 2573-53 to R. 2573-55.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Accounting obligations

Article R6352-20

…itor if they do not exceed the figures set for two of the three criteria defined in article R. 6352-19 for two successive financial years.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Community Designs

Article L515-1

Any infringement of the rights defined in Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs constitutes an infringement giving rise to civil liability on the par…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-23

In the event that the time limits set out in articles R. 613-14, R. 613-15 and R. 613-19 (paragraph 2) are not complied with, the commission shall disregard them without any reminder or formal notice.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-22

Any measure taken pursuant to articles L. 521-19 and L. 521-20 may require the service provider to display, in a place visible from outside the place where the service is provided, all or part of this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…umn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-193, R.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-39

…dentifiable by road users by means of a high-visibility waistcoat, as referred to in article R. 416-19 of the Highway Code, and be able to produce, at short notice, a copy of the order authorising the…

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