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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

…register in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of articles R. 626-25 and R. 642-12 of the same code or, failing that, those for which the debtors are entered in the Trade and Compa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

…well as Articles L. 5426-2, L. 5438-1, 9°, 14°, 15°, 16° and 17° of Article L. 5461-9 and 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,000 for a natural person and 10% of the turnove…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Automated fingerprint database

Article R40-38-1

The automated fingerprint file is governed by Decree no. 87-249 of 8 April 1987, as amended, relating to the automated fingerprint file managed by the Ministry of the Interior.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for packaging

Article R1322-35

Natural mineral water is a foodstuff within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin 2021 ratifiant les ordonnances n° 2021-45 du 20 janvier 2021 et n° 2021-71 du…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

…2 of 21 February 1996 L. 5721-6 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5721-6-1 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5721-6-2 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5721-6-3 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 201…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

…3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to the payment of the indemnities provided for in Articles L. 1226-14 and L. 1226-15.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-15

The Medical Commission and the Agency Committee are also consulted on points 1 to 11 and 14 of Article L. 6431-6. In these cases, the Medical Commission and the Agency Committee deliberate in joint fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-5

…strars may join together within a group having either one of the forms authorised by Article L. 743-12, or an associative form. This group is responsible for centralising calls and directing them to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-100-2

…opment projects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in the second paragraph of the'article 254 de la loi n° 2010-788 du 12 juillet 2010 portant engagement national pour l'environnement.

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