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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-15

…e Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed, or to engage in a co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers and bakery signs

Article L132-28

…e Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed, or to engage in a co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Snowball sales and services

Article L132-20

…e Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed, or to engage in a co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-4

…manity or war crimes or to defend the moral interests and honour of the Resistance or deportees may exercise the rights recognised to civil parties in respect of war crimes and crimes against humanity…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Training for sports professions

Article L211-2

…from the public training establishments mentioned in article L. 211-1. When they concern functions exercised for remuneration, the diplomas they award meet the conditions set out in article L. 212-1.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-65

The provisions of decree no. 82-447 of 28 May 1982 relating to the exercise of trade union rights in the civil service are applicable to civil servants represented on the ministerial administrative so…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-2

…696-113 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, where the European Public Prosecutor's Office decides to exercise jurisdiction over offences provided for in this Code, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article L1142-25

…rticle 131-27 of the French Penal Code, from engaging in the professional or social activity in the exercise of which, or in the course of the exercise of which, the offence was committed. This prohib…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-46

…lution proceedings in respect of the rights and obligations transferred to it. It shall continue to exercise any right previously held by that person in respect of the property, rights or obligations…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article L311-38

…a continuation of the person subject to a resolution procedure. This institution shall continue to exercise any right previously held by this person over the property, rights or obligations transferr…

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