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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII quinquies : Compliance programme penalties

Article 764-44

…131-39-2 of the Criminal Code has been imposed on a company mentioned in I of Article 17 de la loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à la…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 255

The judge may in particular:1° Propose a mediation measure to the spouses, unless violence is alleged by one of the spouses against the other spouse or against the child, or unless one of the spouses…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-2-1

The agreement provided for in article L. 1141-2 defines in particular: 1° The age requirements for borrowers, and the purpose, amount and term of the loans ; 2° The terms and conditions for informing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-12

Where, since the filing of the draft terms of merger with the clerk of the commercial court and until the completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds at least 90% of the sha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° Not being the owner of the pharmacy of which he is the proprietor or being the owner or co-owner of several pharmacies. However, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article R312-1-2

I. - Bank charges relating to irregularities in the operation of a bank account as referred to in article L. 312-1-3, payment incidents as referred to in article L. 131-73 and II of article L. 133-26…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-29

When gametes or germinal tissue are transported, they are accompanied by a document that cannot be separated from the primary packaging. It contains the following information 1° A copy of the import o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-15

The sponsor provides clinical trial investigators with : 1° The title and objective of the trial requested; 2° The pharmaceutical form, batch number(s) and expiry date of the investigational medicinal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3361-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in French Polynesia: 1° In Article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so requests" are deleted…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3371-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in New Caledonia:1° In article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so requests" are deleted;2°…

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