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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article R3515-5

Selling or offering tobacco products free of charge to a minor in a tobacconist's, shop or public place in breach of the prohibition set out in article L. 3512-12 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-10

At the end of their skills consolidation programme, candidates apply to the practice authorisation commission referred to in Article L. 4221-12 under the conditions set out in Article R. 4221-13-1.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

…o an import authorisation issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, either under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 5121-109 to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-15

…ay never exceed the value of the property assessed at the time the term expires. When the mortgagee calls in his guarantee at the end of the term, if the debt is then less than the value of the proper…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-4

Technical provisions corresponding to the classes mentioned in 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 of Article R. 321-1 may be represented by:-advances on contracts ;-premiums or contributions relating to these clas…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-8

The amount of the direct allocation is set at :- 35% of the amount of expenditure incurred for cinematographic works released in cinemas on 14 October 2020;- 50% of the amount of expenditure incurred…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CONTROL OF THE HOLDING OF SECURITIES

Article L812-1

All foreign nationals must be able to produce the documents under cover of which they are authorised to travel or reside in France at the request of any judicial police officer from the national polic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-24

…on outside bodies and delegate the exercise of some of its powers to the executive council. In this case, and notwithstanding article LO 6431-21, the reports on the business submitted to the territori…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Special employee share ownership schemes.

Article R212-6

The rules relating to employee profit-sharing are set out in Chapter II of Title IV of Book IV of the French Labour Code and in Decree no. 87-948 of 26 November 1987 determining the public companies a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-1

Hospital practitioners carry out the duties defined by the present statute in the public health establishments mentioned in articles L. 6141-1 and L. 6141-2 as well as in the public establishments men…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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