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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-5

…down in this article fail to do so, they shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L4223-1

…profession of pharmacist. Illegal practice is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. Natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: a) Posting or distrib…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-25

I.-The approval referred to in article L. 331-30 and the second paragraph of article L. 331-33 is granted by the Minister for Culture for a period of five years to associations that meet the following…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Environment.

Article L4424-35

…ation replaces the budgetary aid allocated by the State in Corsica pursuant to the loi n° 82-659 du 30 juillet 1982 portant statut particulier de la région de Corse : compétences, au titre de la prote…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-15

…expected. When the bathing season extends over the whole year, it begins on 1st October and ends on 30th September. 3° A large number of bathers corresponds to an estimated high number of bathers, tak…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-59

…00 nationals, a president of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry with between 10,000 and 30,000 nationals and the president of the Paris-Ile-de-France regional chamber of commerce and indus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Acts and formalities relating to the seizure of immovable property and sale by auction

Article A444-193

The formalities carried out in relation to the seizure of immovable property and licitation by judicial auction give rise to the collection of the following fees: NUMBER OF THE SERVICE (table 6 of art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…y"; 3° bis Articles L. 513-11-1 to L. 513-11-5 are applicable in the version resulting from Law No. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.4° For its application in Wallis and Futuna, Article L. 5138-3 is amended…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-2

…s not available for a département, it is deemed to be greater than 15% in that département; 7° From 2021, the levies and repayments mentioned in the first sentence of the sixth paragraph of 2° of V ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165-1

I.-1° Company mutual funds which are not subject to the provisions of Book III of Part III of the Labour Code and more than one third of whose assets are made up of securities issued by a foreign comp…

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