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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-1

Infringements relating to swimming pools and bathing areas are recorded by the officials mentioned in article L. 1332-5, who are authorised and sworn in under conditions laid down by decree in the Con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Temporary stoppage of work or activity.

Article L4731-1

The Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 may take any appropriate measures to immediately remove a worker who has not withdrawn from a situation of serious and immin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-1

In addition to officers of the judicial police, the following are responsible for investigating and recording breaches of the provisions of Chapters I and II of this Title and of the regulations made…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-1

I. - When the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing presented by a business relationship, product or transaction appears to them to be high, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3334-1

The départements receive a flat-rate allocation, an equalisation allocation and a compensation allocation. All of these sums evolve in the same way as the overall operating allocation distributed.In 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-1

A fine of 22,500 euros shall be imposed for disregarding the prohibition on disclosure laid down in Article L. 561-18, Article L. 561-24, Article L. 561-25 III, Article L. 561-25-1 II and the penultim…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers of approved federations

Article R131-13

Federations approved pursuant to Article L. 131-8 may award the following titles: 1° "Champion national de" or "Champion fédéral de" followed by the name of the federation and that of the discipline;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-11

I.-The geographical and technical areas of activity of the Etablissement Français du Sang are determined by it, in accordance with the provisions relating to the national blood transfusion master plan…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS

Article L2300-1

Subject to the provisions of article L. 2500-1, defence or security contracts defined in article L. 1113-1 are governed by the provisions of this book.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

An organised trading facility is a multilateral system that brings together, at the manager's discretion, multiple buying and selling interests expressed by third parties in order to conclude transact…

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