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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Conversion of the agreement.

Article R441-28

…event of conversion of an agreement under the conditions mentioned in articles R. 441-24 or R. 441-26, the assets representing the technical provisions mentioned in 1° and 3° of article R. 441-7 and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-23

In the event that the time limits set out in articles R. 613-14, R. 613-15 and R. 613-19 (paragraph 2) are not complied with, the commission shall disregard them without any reminder or formal notice.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-20

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-26 to L. 224-42-4 as well as articles L. 224-57 and L. 224-58 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-25 to L. 224-25-26 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal en…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-1

…imal feed that is dangerous, in disregard of the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general princi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Safety

Article D282

…e décès d'une personne détenue, le chef de l'établissement donne les avis prévus à l'article D. 214-26 of the same code. If there has been suicide or violent death, or if the cause of death is unknown…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R742-13

…decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-193, R. 214-194, R. 214-196 to R. 214-202n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-203-1,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-631

…er, as well as for practitioners who have benefited from the provisions of article 33 of decree no. 2003-769 of 1st August 2003, as an attached practitioner. This possibility is open to them from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-2

…a result of that practice may not, in accordance with Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81…

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