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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-2

…1° Opening, operating or transferring a pharmacy without holding the licence referred to in article L. 5125-18 or despite the suspension or withdrawal of such licence;2° Transferring a licence indepen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Dismissal of an employee who is a member of the joint regional inter-trade committee

Article L2411-25

…f an employee who is a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee referred to in Article L. 23-111-1 may only take place after authorisation from the Labour Inspector. This authorisation is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22

I.-The portfolio management companies mentioned in article L. 532-9, with the exception of those which exclusively manage FIAs covered by I of article L. 214-167, FIAs covered by IV of article L. 532-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-2

Any professional who disregards the prohibitions set out in 1° to 3° of article L. 121-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a lega…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Promotion of online investment offers

Article L572-28

…on who promotes an online investment offer in breach of any of the prohibitions set out in Articles L. 572-23, L. 572-24, L. 572-27, L. 573-1, L. 573-7, L. 573-8, L. 573-9, L. 573-12 and L. 573-15 sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-2

The provisions of article L. 5212-21 and article L. 5212-21-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-2

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 452-1 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

…ing compensation on the basis of national solidarity, under the conditions defined in II of article L. 1142-1, in article L. 1142-1-1 and in article L. 1142-17, for damage caused by the occurrence of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2

The misleading commercial practices referred to in Articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in prop…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-29

…ution college may decide to appoint a resolution administrator to the person referred to in Article L. 311-1, to whom all the powers of administration, management and representation of this person sha…

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