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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-9

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-11 relating to the costs borne by the consumer is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-6

…es, the provision of data from the components of the national health data system mentioned in 1° to 11° of I of article L. 1461-1 is governed by this chapter.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-91-1

The member of the Board or the agent appointed pursuant to the last paragraph of Article R. 232-11, who has access to all the documents in the file, will receive a copy of the interested party's writt…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-13

…aims of the patent application or of the claims of the European patent mentioned in Articles R. 614-11 and R. 614-12.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-28-1

…s period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notification provided for in 1° of article R. 712-11 until the declaration is regularised.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R*122-1

…and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum under the conditions defined in articles 11-1 and 71 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004 on the powers of prefects and the organisation a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-23

…ence permit bearing the mention "talent passport-European blue card" provided for in article L. 421-11 gives rise to an implicit decision of rejection after a period of ninety days.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article R522-6

Applications for authorisation filed by the companies mentioned in article L. 522-11 are posted for a period of three months following filing, at the prefecture and at the town hall and commercial cou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-13

…employees affected by the offence. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1

…ogical procedures used in medically assisted procreation referred to in articles L. 2141-1, L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12 include methods for preparing and preserving gametes and germ tissue, in vitro fer…

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