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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-5

Banking networks with a central body, within the meaning of Articles L. 511-30 and L. 511-31 of the Monetary and Financial Code relating to the activity and control of credit institutions, constitute…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article D6327-4

Each year, before 30 April, the coordination support mechanism sends the regional health agency and, where applicable, the departmental council, an activity report covering, in particular, the achieve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prenatal diagnosis.

Article L2161-2

…4-1 relating to pre-implantation diagnosis is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. "

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-31

…ft plan has been adopted by each of the classes in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 626-30-2, the court shall rule on it in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 2 of this chap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal and dissolution

Article R1431-21

…lishment for cultural or environmental cooperation, the board of directors shall meet no later than 30 June of the year following the dissolution, in order to vote on the administrative account and to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article R331-18

I.-The rapporteur referred to in Article 42-7 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication may refer to himself any information likely to justify initiating the investigation pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256

…quisitions take place in France, or in application of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax when these intra-Community a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-14

…ticle L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code and II of article 128 of law no. 2004-1485 of 30 December 2004 amending the Finance Act for 2004, the capital or annuity guaranteed in favour of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Food, advertising and promotion.

Article L2133-2

…Failure to comply with this article is punishable by a fine of €37,500, which may be increased to 30% of the advertising expenditure.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-14-1

…in 2°b of Article R. 332-2 must meet the following conditions: a) They must be issued for at least 30 million euros ; b) They must be valued by at least two separate bodies that are not financially l…

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