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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-6

Any foreigner guilty of the offences defined in article L. 8256-2 may be banned from French territory for up to ten years or permanently, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-30 t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L3355-3

Persons found guilty of one of the offences referred to in articles L. 3351-1, L. 3351-3, L. 3352-1, L. 3352-5 and the first paragraph of article L. 3353-3 shall be liable to the additional penalty of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-3

Any foreigner guilty of the offences defined in article L. 5224-2 may be banned from French territory under the conditions set out in articles 131-30 to 131-30-2 of the French Penal Code, for a maximu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-2

As stated in article 223-9 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: "Legal entities may be held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2, for the offence defined in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-4

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 1128-3 shall incur, in addition to the fine set…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article L2223-36

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, the offences defined in Article L. 2223-35 shall incur, in addition to the fine in accord…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-3

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in Article L. 8256-2 are liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Prohibition, for a period of up to five years, from engaging directly or t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-27

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in article L. 232-26 of this Code shall also be liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Confiscation of the substances or processes, object…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-3

Natural persons guilty of the offences defined in article L. 5437-2 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Dissemination of the sentencing decision and of one or more messages infor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L6242-5

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 6242-2 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out…

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