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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Falsifications

Article L451-7

In the event of conviction for the offences punishable under 1° of article L. 451-2, the court may also order:

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Fraud

Article L454-7

…L. 454-1 to L. 454-3 and L. 454-6, the court may also order: 1° The posting and publication of the decision under the conditions set out in article 131-35 of the Penal Code ; 2° The broadcasting of o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Requests for prior acts

Article 626

…f the person whose hearing is sought. The public prosecutor will rule on the request, in a reasoned decision, within two months of receiving the request. In the event of refusal, the applicant may lod…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-7

…des peines de Paris and the chambre de l'application des peines de la cour d'appel de Paris to take decisions concerning persons convicted of an offence falling within the scope of Article 628, regard…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article R232-74

…starts the twenty-one clear day period within which the Agency must notify the sportsperson of its decision. If the Agency does not respond to an application for a Therapeutic Use Exemption within th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-5

…prefect, and to the departmental commission for psychiatric care mentioned in article L. 3222-5 any decision to admit a person for psychiatric care in application of this chapter. It shall also immedi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-2

Guarantees relating to the risks mentioned in article L. 432-2 are granted by decision of the Minister for the Economy, taken after consultation with the Commission for Guarantees and Foreign Trade Cr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-15

…In the event of failure to comply with these provisions, or if the auditor finds that, despite the decisions taken, the continued operation of the company is still in jeopardy, the auditor will draw…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-45

…o in Articles R. 612-5 and R. 612-54 have not been paid within the prescribed period. The rejection decision is notified to the applicant, who has a period of two months from the date of receipt of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L531-5

…for offences punishable under articles L. 531-3 and L. 531-4, the court may also order: 1° That the decision be displayed and distributed in accordance with the conditions set out in the article 131-3…

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