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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-3

…rs' imprisonment and a fine of €37,500 for any person, whether or not a party to the contract, to deceive the contracting party, by any means or procedure whatsoever, even through the intermediary of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

…ound for a French port, the representative of the State at sea and senior civil servant in the defence and security zone may decide, after consulting the representative of the State in Wallis and Futu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-28

…assets permanently holds all the shares representing all the capital of the company or companies receiving the transfer, or the company receiving the transfer permanently holds all the shares represe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-20

…Articles L. 626-18 and L. 626-19, no postponements or deadlines may be granted that have not been accepted by the creditors:1° Claims guaranteed by the lien established in Articles L. 3253-2, L. 3253-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R351-8

…du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LEUR RÉDACTION R. 314-1, R. 314-2, R. 314-3 with the exception of its last paragraph, R. 314-4 with the exception of its 5°, R. 314-5 with the exception of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Examination of the admissibility of the application

Article R722-1

…credit institutions holding the depositor's accounts by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2573-26

…L. 2224-1, after the words: "leased or granted by the communes" are inserted the words:"in accordance with the locally applicable provisions".III. - For the application of the eighth paragraph of Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-2

Non-tax revenue from the operating section consists in particular of:1° Income and proceeds from departmental properties;2° Proceeds from copies of old documents or deeds deposited in the archives;3°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Cooperation with the Commission de Régulation de l'Energie and the bodies responsible for physical agricultural markets

Article L621-21

…each other. They shall provide each other with any information that may be useful for the performance of their respective duties.The Autorité des marchés financiers shall refer to the Commission de r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title III: Inspections

Article L6231-1

The officers mentioned in Articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 are competent to inspect medical biology laboratories, the places where medical biology examinations are carried out as provided for in Artic…

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