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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1343-2

…ions laid down in ... is punishable by three months' imprisonment and a fine of €20,000: 1° Article L. 1341-1 relating to the information needed to prescribe preventive and curative measures ; 2° In a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-2

Any person who has been convicted pursuant to article L. 328-1 may not be employed in any capacity whatsoever in the company in which he held executive or management functions, or of which he was a me…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to shores and beaches.

Article L341-15

…articles L. 121-31 to L. 121-37 and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Repeal of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory in the event of recognition of refugee or stateless status or the granting of subsidiary protection

Article L613-6

…y repeals this decision. It will issue the refugee with the resident permit provided for in article L. 424-1, the beneficiary of subsidiary protection with the multi-annual residence permit provided f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-15

…canvass, subject to the procedures for exercising the right of withdrawal set out in II of article L. 341-16 . The first paragraph of this article does not apply to the persons mentioned in 7° and 8°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article L546-3

…idden for any person other than one of the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 546-1 to use a name, a company name, an advertisement or, in general, expressions that lead to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-2

…with the instructions issued by the Minister for the application of the provisions of 1 of Article L. 611-1 and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 233-14 of the Commercial Code, the pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Establishment of social and economic committees and works councils

Article L2313-6

The loss of the status of separate establishment in the cases provided for in articles L. 2313-2 to L. 2313-5 entails the termination of the duties of the members of the staff delegation of the social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Housing information and assistance committee

Article L2315-54

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 2315-55, a Conseil d'Etat decree determines: 1° The conditions under which the employee housing information and assistance committee is set up; 2° The condition…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3121-38

…he absence of an agreement, the compulsory counterpart in the form of time off mentioned in article L. 3121-30 is set at 50% of the overtime hours worked in excess of the annual quota mentioned in the…

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