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

Article R3515-7

Vaping in the places mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 3513-6 in disregard of the prohibition provided for in the same article is punishable by the fine laid down for 2nd class offences.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…icles In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-24-3 t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-7

…cable In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-24-3 t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-7

…icles In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-24-3 t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: LOCAL SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES

Article D1524-7

…alling its history, its corporate purpose, its areas of activity, the address of its registered office, the number of its employees, the breakdown of its capital, the organisation of its governance, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3141-7

When the number of working days calculated in accordance with articles L. 3141-3 and L. 3141-6 is not a whole number, the duration of the leave is increased to the next higher whole number.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Calculation and payment procedures.

Article L5422-7

Workers deprived of employment are entitled to the insurance allowance, regardless of whether the employer complies with its obligations under Section 3, the regulatory provisions and the contractual…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-9

…ded to the victim as compensation for his loss:benefits paid by the bodies, establishments and services managing a compulsory social security scheme and by those mentioned in articles 1106-9,1234-8 an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-9

If the non-detained sentenced person, duly summoned to the address declared to the sentence enforcement judge under whose supervision he or she is placed, fails, without legitimate reason, to attend t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature sports

Article L311-7

…e department and the Lyon metropolitan area jointly draw up a departmental-metropolitan plan for spaces, sites and itineraries for nature sports under the conditions set out in article L. 311-3.

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