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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-26

…aw up a circular and have it sent to the electorate, provided that the following conditions are met:1° Each pair of candidates may have only one circular sent to the electorate on a sheet of paper no…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-26

The aid is granted for each cinema whose operators are eligible for financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Article R7343-26

…'emploi shall publish the list of admissible applications on the website provided for in Article R. 7343-10 fifteen days after expiry of the application period referred to in Article R. 7343-23.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-26

…ds set by order of the Minister for Sport is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.This order lists the non-specified substances and methods identified on the list of bans mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article L1142-26

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 1142-25 shall incur, in addition to the fine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Authorisation of establishments

Article R1261-26

I.-Public partner institutions within the meaning of II of article R. 1261-19 enter into an agreement with the institution authorised in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 1261-1 of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Term of office and termination

Article R2314-26

…elating to the exception to the limitation on the number of successive terms of office mentioned in 2° of Article L. 2314-33 are for an indefinite period.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 265 ter

1. The use for carburation, sale or offering for sale for carburation of products whose use and sale for this purpose have not been specially authorised by orders of the Minister for the Budget and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Administrative penalties

Article R7122-26

An administrative fine of up to €800 for a natural person and up to €2,000 for a legal entity may be imposed for failure to mention the number of the valid receipt for the declaration on communication…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Duties of the Registrar and appeals

Article R521-26

…the Registrar considers that the application does not comply with the requirements of articles R. 521-6, R. 521-7, R. 521-13, R. 521-14 and R. 521-19 to R. 521-21 or that the information declared by…

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