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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-21

With the exception of the registration number in the National Register for the Identification of Natural Persons and, where applicable, the number of the recipient of the Active Solidarity Income fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

In a société d'exercice libéral set up to practise one of the professions to which this section applies, the direct or indirect holding of shares representing all or part of the share capital not held…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-141

Within the meaning of article L. 5141-2, the veterinarian may only prescribe an auto-vaccine for veterinary use under the conditions of 4° of article L. 5143-4, prepared from a pathogen which he himse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-100-1

Without prejudice to compliance with the provisions of Article R. 6123-98, holders of authorisation for cancer treatment by radiotherapy are not subject to the conditions of thresholds provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on offering advantages

Article L1453-3

It is prohibited for the persons mentioned in article L. 1453-4 to receive benefits in cash or in kind, in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, offered or procured by the persons mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Offences concerning public limited companies

Article L242-2

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for any person: 1°, 2° and 3° (deleted); 4° Fraudulently causing a contribution in kind to be valued higher than its true value.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article D122-3

The rules for exchanging mutilated or damaged banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withd…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article D112-24

The establishment's expenditure includes : 1° Staff costs ; 2° Operating, catering, equipment and maintenance costs; 3° Acquisition costs of movable and immovable property; 4° In general, all expenses…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-1

Investigations and proceedings before the Competition Authority shall be adversarial, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 463-4 and L. 464-10.Practices referred to the Competition Authority may b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L627-1

The provisions of this chapter shall apply where no receiver has been appointed pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 621-4. The other provisions of this title are applicable insofar as they…

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