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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-8-3

…or. This file includes the following information:1° The order mentioned in II of Article R. 49-8-2; 2° The identity of the officer concerned; 3° Proof of the training followed by this officer.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-1

…rovided for in 1° of Article L. 341-2 are set at : 1° 5 million euros for the balance sheet total ; 2° 5 million euros for turnover or, failing that, for revenue; 3° 5 million euros for the amount of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-3

…ery of fines and pecuniary penalties, to whom the documents provided for in the fourth paragraph of 2° of article 2 of Decree no. 64-1333 of 22 December 1964, as amended, relating to the recovery of f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D784-14

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…has made its best efforts to prevent these works from being uploaded in the future, pursuant to b; 2° In order to determine whether the provider of the online content sharing service has complied wit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Appeal procedures

Article 1492

…nly available if: 1° The arbitral tribunal has wrongly declared itself competent or incompetent; or 2° The arbitral tribunal has been improperly constituted; or 3° The arbitral tribunal has ruled with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article R1338-10

Failure to comply with the order issued pursuant to article L. 1338-2 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-16

The amount of the costs mentioned in 3° of articles R. 224-1 and R. 224-2 is set at €1,500.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Parental presence leave

Article D1225-17

The initial duration of the period during which the employee benefits from the right to parental presence leave is subject to a new examination under the conditions provided for in article D. 544-2 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of exemptions

Article R1453-16

…ticular to : 1° The definition of benefits required by the provisions of 4° of Article R. 1453-14 ; 2° The amounts of these benefits, with regard to the thresholds provided for by the decree mentioned…

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