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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-7

For the criminal offences mentioned in this chapter, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, under the condition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-7

For the criminal offences mentioned in this chapter, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, under the condition…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article R112-7

When providing the service referred to in I of Article L. 112-14, the following is punishable by a fifth-class fine 1° Provide cash against payment by means of a payment instrument included in the lis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Terms and conditions of self-employed practice.

Article R4322-72

…alification or authorisation to practise his profession; 3° His status with regard to health insurance organisations; 4° His or her qualifications, diplomas and functions recognised by the Conseil nat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Grafting activities referred to in Article R. 6122-25

Article R6123-77

I. - Authorisation to carry out haematopoietic cell transplantation may only be granted to a health establishment that fulfils the conditions laid down in articles L. 1243-6 and L. 6122-2 and has on s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-7

…licable to that category of employees. Where the branch agreement or professional agreement only concerns a specific professional category covered by an electoral college, its validity is subject to i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-7

…the product. "a) Thirty days after the date of delivery; or "b) Or, in the case of a periodic invoice within the meaning of the provisions of the tax code applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Third-party financing companies.

Article R518-74

As part of their lending activity, sociétés de tiers-financement are subject to the following obligations: 1° Include energy-efficiency home loans in their statutory purpose, in accordance with the au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article R3123-7

To set the maximum time of absence to which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to article L. 3123-3, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article R4135-7

…itions provided for in Article L. 3121-67 of the French Labour Code, or in the event of an equivalence scheme introduced under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 3121-13 to L. 3121-15 of the s…

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