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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-6

…article L. 1211-6 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. "

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 561-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-1774 of 21 De…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-5

…commercial or craft activity must present, at the request of the agents mentioned in article L. 123-30 the valid card allowing the exercise of an itinerant commercial or craft activity as well as a do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-65

…OURS compensable Preparatory study of cases prior to the hearing. Conciliation and referral office: 30 minutes per hearing. Judgement office: 1 hour per hearing. Summary proceedings: 30 minutes per he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-23

…rohibitions set out in Article L. 54-10-4 shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Automatic transfer.

Article R324-5

…measures provided for in Article L. 612-33, 14° of the Monetary and Financial Code, Article L. 311-30, 4° of the Monetary and Financial Code, Article L. 311-35 or Article L. 311-42 of this Code have…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-1

…tions provided for in Article L. 823-9, it is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000 for any person to facilitate or attempt to facilitate, by direct or indirect assistance, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-3

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and 30,000 euros:1° Soliciting orders for veterinary medicinal products from the public or fulfilling orders for veterinary medicinal products fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-12

…signed both by the employer and by representative trade union organisations that received more than 30% of the votes cast for representative organisations in the first round of the elections mentioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22

…l potential of communes belonging to the same demographic group.This fraction is distributed:1° For 30% of its amount, according to the population weighted by the difference between the commune's per…

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