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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to equity financing intermediaries

Article L573-17

…e offences defined in article L. 573-15 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39 of the same code. The ban re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-7

…654-4 incur the following penalties: 1° A fine, in accordance with the terms set out in Article 131-38 of the Penal Code; 2° The penalties set out in Article 131-39 of the Penal Code.The prohibition m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-39

…hts to the technical measure or, in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 331-38, the applicant, to provide him, within a period of ten days, with the amounts of turnover require…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-4

…fined in articles L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39 of the same code.The ban referr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L2164-2

…for the offences defined in this Title shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39 of the same Code.The prohibi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Management by the inter-company social and cultural activities committee

Article R2312-48

…l and cultural activities committee exercises the powers defined in articles R. 2312-36 and R. 2312-38. It has legal personality and operates under the same conditions as a social and economic committ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure.

Article R5141-47-9

…ith a view to the application of the Community arbitration procedure provided for in Articles 36 to 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council when divergent decisions ha…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

1. For the purposes of this Code, all goods the import or export of which is prohibited on any grounds whatsoever, or subject to restrictions, quality or packaging rules or special formalities, are de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-39

…thirty clear days from the date of communication of the report provided for in II of Article R. 612-38. The summons shall state the composition of the Enforcement Committee and specify that the respon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assistant pharmacists in pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5124-40

For the purposes of calculating the number of staff referred to in Articles R. 5124-38 and R. 5124-39, account is taken of persons engaged in the following operations: 1° Manufacturing and import oper…

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