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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4314-3

Nurses and students at training institutes preparing them to practise the profession are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in articles 226-13 a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-23

In the event that the time limits set out in articles R. 613-14, R. 613-15 and R. 613-19 (paragraph 2) are not complied with, the commission shall disregard them without any reminder or formal notice.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Failure to comply with house arrest requirements

Article L824-6

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment for a foreign national under house arrest to fail to comply with the prescriptions relating to placement under mobile electronic surveillance that have been…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L956-1

The implementing measures provided for in articles L. 621-4, L. 621-4-1, L. 625-1, L. 626-3, L. 626-5 to L. 626-7 and L. 626-14 are set by the territorial assembly.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Application of European regulations

Article D722-9

The provisions of EU Regulation No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7125-17

To benefit from the reimbursement provided for in article L. 7125-14, the elected representative must justify to the local authority that he has suffered a reduction in income as a result of exercisin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7227-17

To qualify for the reimbursement provided for in article L. 7227-14, the elected representative must justify to the local authority that he or she has suffered a reduction in income as a result of exe…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102

…es and former employees within the framework of company mutual funds governed by Chapter III of loi n° 88-1201 du 23 décembre 1988relative aux organismes de placement collectif en valeurs mobilières e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-15

The Articles of Association are signed by the shareholders, either in person or by a proxy holder with special authority, after the custodian's certificate has been drawn up and after the report provi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L312-15

The penalties laid down in article L. 312-14 apply to the issuing or transfer, whether free of charge or for consideration, of admission tickets to a sporting event in excess of the number of spectato…

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