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Showing 53215330 of 25879 articles for Art. CE 7-5-1986 n° 39426

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

Article L3515-5

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of tobacco products, as well as companies, professional organisations or associations representing them, are liable to a fine of €45,000 if they fail to send…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-5

For the application of article L. 3152-4 in Mayotte : a) The benefits mentioned in 1° are those of the schemes mentioned in articles 23-7 and 23-8 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to he…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L430-7-1

I. - Within five working days of the date on which it received the decision of the Competition Authority or was informed of it pursuant to Article L. 430-5, the Minister responsible for the economy ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-5

…7 and the decrees issued for their application, is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Other signs identifying origin and quality

Article L432-5

The provisions applicable to the term "organic farming" are set out in subsection 5 of section 1 of the chapitre Ier du titre IV du livre VI du code rural et de la pêche maritime.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1442-5

…es D. 1432-2, D. 1432-7 and D. 1432-11 to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the reference to article D. 1432-1 is replaced by the reference to article D. 1442-3 and the reference to artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-56

…edingstuffs are manufactured for the purposes of a clinical trial, they are manufactured in accordance with the sponsor's instructions. The person responsible referred to in article R. 5142-55 ensures…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-3

…ittee may set up sections chaired by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 232-7-2.The vice-chairman chairs the Sanctions Committee if the chairman is absent. If the Chairman and Vice-Chair…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5

…entations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Copies or reproductions made from a lawful source and strictly reserved for the private use of the copier and not intended for collective use, with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional and nuclear risks.

Article L431-5

The State guarantee may be granted to the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance in respect of its reinsurance of risks covered by insurance or the financial guarantee pursuant to article L. 597-7 of the Envi…

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