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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-14-3

…he offence defined in Article L. 615-14 shall, in addition to a fine in accordance with article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, be subject to the penalties set out in the'article 131-39 of the sam…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Semiconductor products

Article R622-6

The articles R. 411-19 to R. 411-26, R. 612-1 (2nd paragraph), R. 612-2, R. 612-38, R. 613-45, R. 613-53 to R. 613-59, R. 615-1 to R. 615-4, and R. 618-1 to R. 618-3 are applicable to the conditions u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-5

…e subject of proceedings before the Commission nationale des sanctions instituted in article L. 561-38 of the Monetary and Financial Code, its authorisation may be suspended by the Prefect, as a preca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8234-2

…shall be subject to the following penalties : 1° A fine under the conditions set out inarticle 131-38 of the French Criminal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8°, 9° and 12° of article 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-7

…of Article L. 8256-1, shall be liable to : 1° A fine, under the conditions laid down inarticle 131-38 of the French Penal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8°, 9° and 12° of article 131-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article A. 38-3, the recovery of the increased fixed fines for misdemeanours provided for in Article 495-18 is carried out by the accountants of the Directorate Gener…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Municipal authorities.

Article D2573-20

…221-17, the words: ", siège de la régie," are deleted. IV. - For the application of Article R. 2221-38, after the words: "L. 2224-4" are inserted the words: "insofar as they are applicable to the comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-6

…t within the coordination group, the Community arbitration procedure provided for in Articles 36 to 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council applies. Where France is th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-12

…be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article 131-38 of the Penal Code, the penalties laid down by l'article 131-39 of the same code.The prohibition m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-32-2

…be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article 131-38 of the Penal Code, the penalties laid down by l'article 131-39 of the same code.The prohibition m…

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