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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties

Article L1152-2

…onal who has carried out an activity for aesthetic purposes in breach of the provisions of articles L. 1151-2 or L. 1151-3 and, where applicable, on a legal entity which has allowed such an activity t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-11

Advertising for the substances mentioned in article L. 1221-2 is prohibited. Medical information and information intended to indicate the location of depots do not constitute advertising. By way of de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1235-1

Only health establishments authorised to remove organs in application of article L. 1233-1 may export them for therapeutic purposes. Only health establishments authorised to transplant organs in appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-6

…responding to the obligations of the person responsible for the bathing water as set out in article L. 1332-3 and to health inspections under the conditions defined in article L. 1321-5 are to be born…

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

Article L341-14

…articles L. 321-9 du code de l'environnement et L. 2124-4 du code général de la propriété des perso…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-64

…Failing representatives of the general body appointed under the conditions provided for in articles L. 228-50 and L. 228-51, the first meeting is opened under the provisional chairmanship of the holde…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article L614-35

During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 614-32 and in the second paragraph of I of article L. 614-34, the owner of the patent or of the supplementary protection certificate attached to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-13

…st State security, anyone who has knowingly infringed one of the prohibitions laid down in articles L. 612-9 and L. 612-10 is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros. If the infringement has been detrimen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is not placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-6

…epending on the basis of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory, in articles L. 614-4 or L. 614-5.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L613-3

…itory are informed, by means of this written notification, of the conditions, laid down in articles L. 722-3 and L. 722-7, under which this decision may be enforced ex officio.Where the period for vol…

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