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

Article L941-2-1

For its application in French Polynesia, Article L. 123-11-5 of the French Commercial Code is supplemented by a paragraph worded as follows: Customs officers are qualified to investigate and establish…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-2

I.-Shares may be allocated, under the same conditions as those mentioned in Article L. 225-197-1 :

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29-1

A commune may be authorised, by the State representative in the department following the opinion of the departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation meeting in the formation provided for in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-21-1

When the Agency has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17, the Secretar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-4-2

The profession of chiropodist is practised illegally:1° Any person who practises chiropody, within the meaning of Article L. 4322-1, without holding a State diploma in chiropody or any other qualifica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-4-2

Failure by the facilities referred to in Article L. 6322-1 to keep the registers referred to in Article L. 5212-2-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-2

The employment contract referred to in Article L. 1251-58-1 is governed by the provisions of the French Labour Code relating to open-ended contracts, subject to the provisions of this section. It may…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-2

I.-It is punishable by a fine of €3,750 to knowingly delete or modify, for purposes other than research, any item of information referred to in article L. 331-11, by personal intervention not requirin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-5-2

The control officers referred to in 1° of Article L. 8271-1-2 may pass on to the officers of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations any information and documents that may be useful to the latter in ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

If it finds that one or more of the injuries referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 are attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pr…

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