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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1343-2

Failure by a manufacturer, importer or downstream user of any substance or mixture to comply with the obligations laid down in ... is punishable by three months' imprisonment and a fine of €20,000: 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-10

The following are determined, as necessary, by decrees in the Council of State issued after obtaining the opinion of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety:1° The c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-61

Undertakings for collective investment in real estate are managed by a portfolio management company referred to in article L. 532-9 and designated in the articles of association or by-laws of the unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

I. - Title I of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.Articles L. 3211-11-1, L. 3211-2-3, L. 3211-12-1, L. 3211-12-7,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article R3213-5

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses made under the rules of ordinary law by the départements and their public establishments gives rise to reinvestment in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-42

Subject to the limits and conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a real estate investment trust may grant current account advances to the companies mentioned in 2° and 3° of I of articl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Verification procedures

Article R2144-5

Where the purchaser limits the number of candidates admitted to continue the procedure, the checks referred to in articles R. 2144-1,R. 2144-3 and R. 2144-4 shall be carried out at the latest before t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Thermal establishments.

Article R1322-58

To combat the risk of fire, the spa establishment must have : 1° Water stations ; 2° Sufficient fire extinguishers; 3° A rapid call system to the nearest fire station. The construction and layout of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-9

The penalties laid down in Articles L. 654-3 to L. 654-5 the fact:1° In the interest of the persons mentioned in article L. 654-1, to remove, conceal or hide all or part of their movable or immovable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

I. - For the persons mentioned in 1° to 6° and 7° bis of Article L. 561-2, the obligations laid down in I and III of Article L. 561-5 and in Article L. 561-5-1 may be implemented by a third party in e…

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