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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-14

The registration provided for in Article L. 5121-13 may cover a series of homeopathic medicinal products obtained from the same homeopathic stock or stocks. The application for registration must be ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Prisoners belonging to the armed forces

Article D508

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 216-13 du code pénitentiaire, les mesures prévues par les dispositions des articles 723 and 723-3 may only be granted to convicted military personne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-7

…rm employment contract to the employee within two days of recruitment, in breach of article L. 1242-13, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article L733-11

…e hearing the dispute shall rule on all the measures under the conditions set out in Article L. 733-13.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L823-14

In addition to the supplementary penalties provided for in article L. 823-13, natural persons convicted under articles L. 823-11 or L. 823-12 shall incur the supplementary penalty of confiscation of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional suspension.

Article R811-53

The automatic termination of the provisional suspension pursuant to Article L. 811-13 and the decisions ending the provisional suspension are immediately notified by the public prosecutor to the court…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-1

…n this chapter is subject to the control of the judicial authorities referred to in articles 12 and 13. Any person on national territory must agree to submit to an identity check carried out under the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-63

…other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions and the persons mentioned in article L. 511-13 are required to devote sufficient time to carrying out the duties mentioned in articles L. 511-60…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment, renewal and extension.

Article R5423-14

…tiate mediation with the Pôle emploi regional mediator under the conditions set out in Articles R. 213-10 to R. 213-13 of the Code of Administrative Justice.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Schedules

Article R4251-13

…541-16 of the Environment Code, as well as the summary provided for in 6° of II of Article L. 541-13 of the Environment Code;3° The diagnosis of the regional territory, the presentation of the ecolo…

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