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Showing 49314940 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

…cle L. 533-24, 1° and 2° of Article L. 533-24-1, Articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-6, L. 632-12 to L. 632-15-1 and L. 632-16, as well as those of Articles 14 to 26 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the Euro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192

…ring techniques are used, in accordance with the conditions set out in the amendedOrder of 11 April 2012 relating to the specific training for the State diploma of national ski instructor in downhill…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Contributions and taxes

Article L2564-24

Sont applicables à Mayotte à compter du 1er janvier 2014:1° Le chapitre II du titre III du livre III de la présente partie;2° Les sections 7, 8, 11, 14 et 15 du chapitre III du même titre;3° L'article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-18

…arge of the companies or organisations mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 5124-2 provide proof of at least six months' practical experience in a pharmaceuti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 ter

…ringements of the rules relating to the obligation and procedures for keeping registers: a fine of €15 per omission or inaccuracy or a penalty of between one and three times, depending on the case, th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R531-2

…n for 5th class contraventions. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-4

…by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-4

Employing a worker under the age of eighteen on the work referred to in article L. 4153-9 in breach of the conditions set out in that article and in the decrees issued for its application is punishabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4323-3

…ists, by a reference to article L. 4321-11 and, for chiropodists, by a reference to article L. 4322-15.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-10

…sion" must be understood in the sense defined in Title IV of Book III. Articles A. 132-11 to A. 132-15 do not apply to variable capital contracts.

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