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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-7

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences set out in this chapter shall incur, in addition to the fine set…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Provisions relating to the financing of actions aimed at reducing the number of road accidents and preventing the non-insurance of third-party motor liability

Article R421-72

The financing of the actions mentioned in the first paragraph of V of article L. 421-1 is decided by the board of directors of the guarantee fund, up to an annual ceiling of five million euros. In app…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-7

The owner, trainer and, where applicable, the athlete who has infringed or attempted to infringe the provisions of this Title shall incur the following administrative penalties:1° A temporary or perma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Common provisions.

Article A432-7

…ay result from a difference between the exchange rate prevailing on the day of collection of a debt and the exchange rate on the basis of which the guarantee was granted shall, up to the percentage of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D3311-7

…of the budgets voted by function correspond to: a) Investment section: - for itemisable expenditure and revenue, to groups 90 "Departmental facilities" or 91 "Non-Departmental facilities", completed b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-7

…the town council may decide: 1° To individualise the appropriations in the budget by beneficiary; 2° Or to draw up, in a statement appended to the budget, a list of beneficiaries with, for each of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L3262-7

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this Title, in particular : 1° The information appearing on meal vouchers and the conditions for affixing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article D4011-7

…the local cooperation protocols provided for in Article L. 4011-4 which meet the essential quality and safety requirements mentioned in Article L. 4011-2. 4011-2. For local protocols drawn up and imp…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L312-74

The capitalisation of interest is subject to the

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application requirements

Article L1441-7

Candidates must 1° Be of French nationality ; 2° They must not have any entries in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record that are incompatible with the exercise of industrial tribunal functions and mu…

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