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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementing provisions.

Article L8271-20

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of the provisions of articles L. 8271-7 to L. 8271-12.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-2

…ormation and financial analyses available to it pursuant to II and III of this Article. It shall process such requests as quickly as possible. Requests from Europol, and the responses provided by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-23

…nt authority; 2° Under conditions contrary to the provisions of article L. 1125-11; 3° The performance of which has been prohibited or suspended by the competent authority. Any investigator who carrie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-2

…isation is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros. The establishment may also be closed. A repeat offence within three years is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros, without pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8234-2

…minally liable, under the conditions set out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence of bargaining as defined in Article L. 8231-1 shall be subject to the following penalties : 1° A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 297

…3° of A of Article 278-0 bis and Article 278 bis relating to products delivered in Corsica;The services referred to in B, C, and E to H of Article 278-0 bis and in a to b nonies of article 279 ;3° (Pr…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 27

…e in which they are located at the time it becomes applicable to them. 2. However, the customs service may authorise the separation of goods which, in the same consignment, have deteriorated as a resu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Community aid

Article R113-2

The general interest missions mentioned in article L. 113-2 concern : 1° The training, development and educational or professional integration of young sportspeople in training centres approved under…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 235

…transfers its port of registry to another part of the same territory is required to pay any difference that may exist between the customs duties, duties and taxes, other than those mentioned in the co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee

Article 211-94

…is made up of twenty-four members appointed for a renewable term of two years:1° A chairman;2° A vice-chairman;3° Seven representatives of production companies;4° Two representatives of distribution…

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