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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R4363-3

Repeated offences under this chapter are punishable by the penalties set out in article 132-11 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-38

…he Economy shall set up a National Sanctions Commission responsible for imposing the sanctions provided for in Article L. 561-40. It shall deal with breaches detected during inspections carried out pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING AND EVALUATING THE INDICATORS DEFINED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2-1 FOR COMPANIES WITH BETWEEN 50 AND 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency

Article A441-2

The model tables referred to in III of article D. 441-4 are annexed to this article.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article R625-6

The institutions mentioned in Article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code shall inform the judicial representative of their refusal to settle a claim appearing on a statement, within the same timeframes as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75

The territorial jurisdiction of a judicial court and an assize court may be extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of crime…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that have the nature of a sub-contract

Article L2393-14

The provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2193-11 and those of articles L. 2193-12 to L. 2193-14 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-15

Clauses stipulated in application of articles L. 229-11 to L. 229-14 may only be adopted or amended by a unanimous vote of the shareholders.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-20

The Articles of Association organise the management and determine the powers of the managers under the conditions provided by l'article 11 de la loi du 29 novembre 1966.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-90

By application of

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