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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum safety distances.

Article R4534-109

…ible movements of the energised bare conductive parts of the electrical line, pipe or installation; 2° All possible movements, shifting, swinging, whipping, particularly in the event of a broken compo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-13

…ng programme mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 232-5 or at the request of an approved federation ; 2° Or at the request of a) The World Anti-Doping Agency ; b) A National Anti-Doping Organisation; or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations.

Article L5426-4

…addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalty set out in 2° to 9° of article 131-39 of the same Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-5

…addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalty set out in 2° to 9° of article 131-39 of the same Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L938-1

…ced as follows: 1° "commission régionale d'inscription" by "commission territoriale d'inscription"; 2° "chambre régionale des comptes" by "chambre territoriale des comptes"; 3° "chambre régionale de d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-34

The services listed under numbers 131 to 134 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serviceFee 131 S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-8

…on to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the same Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39, 2° to 9° of that Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-8

…on to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the same Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39, 2° to 9° of that Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Micro-organisms and toxins.

Article L5439-4

…on to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the same Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39, 2° to 9° of that Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-7

…on to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the same Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39, 2° to 9° of that Code.

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