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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…responsible for competition and consumer affairs mentioned in article L. 522-1 of the Consumer Code may impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator of an infringement mentioned in articles L. 5461-9…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…by the regional director or the director of the department with national jurisdiction, as the case may be, or by the Director General of Customs, as the case may be; 4° Agents of the Directorate Gene…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…directors whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of this code, directors representing employees.A company whose principal activity is to acquire a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-14

…th and safety of pregnant women and unborn children or nursing mothers and workers under the age of 18; 12° The interaction with other risks of physical, chemical, biological or organisational origin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 223 sexies

…ting the average referred to in this II, the reference tax income determined in respect of 2009 and 2010 refers to that defined in 1° of IV of article 1417. It refers to that defined in 1 of I of this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

I.-The provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18 and of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18-1 as well as the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II are applicabl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R594-3

…fingerprints taken pursuant to Article R. 521-7 cannot be used," are deleted; 7° In Article R. 521-18, the reference to Article R. 521-7 is deleted; 8° In Articles R. 531-5, R. 531-19 and R. 531-21,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-28

…7/565 are deleted ;3° In Article L. 531-10, the words "or that a person mentioned in Article L. 532-18 or Article L. 532-18-1" are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-22

…7/565 are deleted ;3° In Article L. 531-10, the words "or that a person mentioned in Article L. 532-18 or Article L. 532-18-1" are deleted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…ioners appointed under 5° of article R. 6152-7 who, before the entry into force of decree no. 2020-1182 of 28 September 2020 relating to the modification of the salary scale for full-time hospital pra…

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