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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-16

Failure to comply with an order to suspend, modify or withdraw an authorisation issued by the Agency pursuant to articles L. 5145-3 and L. 5145-4 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-7

The regulatory measures provided for in articles L. 6111-1 and L. 6111-4 shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, as shall, where necessary, the procedures for applying the other provision…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L911-2

The exemptions provided for in articles L. 123-25 to L. 123-27 are applicable to natural persons subject to a simplified tax regime under the regulations in force in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L936-7

For the application of article L. 622-24, the bodies referred to in Article L. 351-21 of the Labour Code are the New Caledonian bodies responsible for providing unemployment insurance benefits and col…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

I.-A fine of 45,000 euros shall be imposed: 1° Any tobacco product manufacturer or importer who places a tobacco product on the market without having submitted the declaration defined in Article L. 35…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Collection, control, penalties and litigation relating to tourist tax

Article L2333-34

I. - Lodgers, hoteliers, owners or intermediaries mentioned in Article L. 2333-33 pay, on the dates set by deliberation of the town council, under their responsibility, to the town's assigning public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title III of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-55

At any time and until the expiry of a period of fifteen days from the date on which the decision has become res judicata, the tenant who has made a request in accordance with articles L. 145-47, L. 14…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-1

Rights related to copyright corresponding to satellite broadcasting of a performer's performance, a phonogram, a videogram or the programmes of a broadcasting organisation are governed by the provisio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of sports federations

Article L231-7

An individual record booklet is issued to each athlete mentioned in article L. 231-6 or to their legal representative, by the sports federation to which they belong. This booklet only contains informa…

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