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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 411 bis

…mproperly obtains the reduced rate for diesel fuel set out in article L. 312-61 of the French Goods and Services Tax Code is liable to a fine of between one and two times the undue amount.

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 415-1

…rposes of Article 415, the funds or digital assets referred to inArticle L. 54-10-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code are presumed to be the direct or indirect proceeds of one of the offences referre…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414-2

Any act of smuggling or undeclared import or export shall be punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of between one and two times the value of the object of fraud, when committed intentional…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article L531-4

…with the seizure measure mentioned in article L. 512-29 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-4

…referred to in article L. 111-7 , taking gender into account may result in differences in premiums and benefits proportionate to the risks under insurance operations classified, by reference to artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmacist inspectors

Article L5411-4

When investigating or ascertaining an offence referred to in article L. 5411-1, the inspectors referred to in article L. 5411-1 are empowered to note the identity of the person they are checking. If t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Continuing professional development

Article L6155-4

…stablishments devote funds to the continuing professional development of their doctors, pharmacists and odontologists, as organised by the statutes of these personnel, the amount of which may not be l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-4

The terms and conditions of private practice are set out in a contract concluded between the practitioner concerned and the public health institution, or in the event of private practice being shared…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical biology laboratory

Article L6212-4

Medical biology facilities which carry out medical biology examinations and which come under the Ministry of Defence or the Ministry of the Interior are not subject, during external operations, to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article R762-4

…y article L. 762-2 ; 2° Commercial events, usually referred to as "trade fairs", open to the public and in which a group of natural or legal persons belonging to a professional branch or a group of pr…

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