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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-13

The provisions of articles L. 5122-2, L. 5122-3, the first paragraph of article L. 5122-6, articles L. 5122-7, L. 5122-8, L. 5122-9 and L. 5122-11 are applicable to advertising for generators, kits an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-4-5

The information notice on the entire contract provided for in c of IV of article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 must contain the information referred to in articles A. 132-4 and A. 132-4-4, i…

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

Article R49-9

…529-7 is set as follows: 1° 22 euros for second-class offences;2° 45 euros for third-class offences;3° 90 euros for fourth-class offences.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-21

The provisions of this section apply to all placements under mobile electronic surveillance ordered pursuant to the provisions of articles 131-36-9 du code pénal or 723-29, 723-30, 731-1 and 763-3 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R2263-2

Failure to record, within one month of their effective date, amendments to a collective labour agreement on the notice or document provided for in articles R. 2262-3 and R. 2262-4 is punishable by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Participation of midwives in the screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections

Article D4151-28

The sexually transmitted infections listed in table III of appendix 41-3 may be treated by midwives as a first-line treatment, in accordance with current recommendations, for their patients and their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2411-20

In accordance withArticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the procedure for authorising dismissal and the periods and duration of protection for employee representatives in a C…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Administrative authorisation for non-Community insurance undertakings whose head office is located in a Member State of the European Economic Area.

Article R321-6

The administrative authorisation provided for in article L. 321-7 is issued under the conditions set out in articles R. 321-1, R. 321-3 and R. 321-5, and refused under the conditions set out in articl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R427-1

…the annual flat-rate contribution instituted under V of article L. 426-1 ;2° Net investment income;3° Any other resources.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Additional penalties

Article L823-5

In addition to the supplementary penalties provided for in article L. 823-4, natural persons convicted under article L. 823-3 shall incur the supplementary penalty of confiscation of all or part of th…

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