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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article L2223-36

…laid down by Article 131-38 of the Penal Code, the penalties set out in 2° to 9° of the'article 131-39 of the same code.The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the same code relates to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-40

…or the Paris council shall each year, pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 2511-36-1, L. 2511-39 and L. 2511-39-1 the procedures for distributing the sums intended for the allocations to the arr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-15

…with article 131-38 of the French Penal Code ;2° The additional penalties mentioned in article 131-39 of the same code.The ban referred to in 2° of the same article 131-39 applies to the activity in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave

Article R1225-11

The employee notifies his employer, in accordance with article L. 1225-39, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery against receipt.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-2

…38 of the French Penal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8°, 9° and 12° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban referred to in 2° of article 131-39 applies to the activity in the cour…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-7

…to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, the penalties set out inarticle 131-39 of the same code. The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the French Penal Code ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Aggravated risks

Article R1141-1

…rovisions of Articles L. 133-1 of the Insurance Code, L. 112-4 of the Mutual Insurance Code, L. 932-39 of the Social Security Code and Articles L. 313-6-1, L. 612-1 and L. 612-39 of the Monetary and F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-27

…ribunal (Conseil de prud'hommes), to which the matter has been referred pursuant to Article L. 3142-39, shall have final jurisdiction.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Various establishments used to serve sentences

Article A39-3

The list of prisons classified in the category of centres for managed sentences or comprising a section for managed sentences provided for in Article D. 72-1 is set as follows:- ward for managed sente…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-2

…in accordance with the provisions of article 131-38 ; 2° The penalties referred to in article 131-39. The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 applies to the activity in the course of whi…

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