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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-6

…heir duties, breaches of the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter III of this Title and of the regulations made for their application:1° Agents de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

For the offences mentioned in this chapter, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Dissemination of the sentencing decision and one or more press releases informing…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L220-5

…been set by the central pricing office is considered as no longer operating in accordance with the regulations in force and is liable to have the administrative authorisation provided for in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-44

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, shareholders who have been registered for at least two years and who together hold at least 5% of the voting rights may form…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 293 D

I. - The turnover figures referred to in I and IV of article 293 B are made up of the amount excluding value added tax of supplies of goods and services carried out during the reference period, with t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE WHEN THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION IS UNDER THE COMPETENCE OF ANOTHER STATE

Article L571-1

…application falls within the jurisdiction of another State which it intends to request, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, the appli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 708

…e suspension sentence is not possible in the case of misdemeanours or offences for which the law or regulations provide that this sentence may not be limited to driving outside the professional activi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-2

…ticular those of advertising and non-discrimination. They shall be set out in the league's internal regulations adopted in accordance with its articles of association.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-17

…t and its characteristics; 3° The arrangements for organising the event, in particular its specific regulations complying with the technical and safety rules mentioned in article R. 331-19 ; 4° The ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-4

The obligations set out in Article L. 451-1-2 do not apply to the following issuers: 1° The States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and their local authorities; 2° The European Cen…

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