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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-27

…of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) shall be punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-18-4

…ent deposit of urns or the scattering of ashes, in breach of this code, is punishable by a fine of €15,000 per offence. These provisions do not apply to cinerary sites created before 31 July 2005.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-2

…sanction of a breach punishable by an administrative fine exceeding €3,000 for a natural person or €15,000 for a legal person shall lapse after three years have elapsed from the day on which the breac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 nonies

…al in respect of the assets mentioned in b of 1° of II of the same article L. 214-81;c) In articles 150 UC to 150 VH and article 244 bis A, for capital gains from the sale for valuable consideration o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

…Part IV of the Labour Code shall be replaced by the reference to Article 134 of Law No. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952; 2° Article L. 1333-9 shall not apply; 3° The last paragraph of I of Article L. 133…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-16

I - The financial indices mentioned in article R. 214-15 meet the following conditions:1° Their composition is sufficiently diversified, in the sense that the following criteria are met:a) The index i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Annexes to article D3512-9-5

Article Annexe I

…ng to transmit the results of the analyses to the public establishment mentioned in article L. 3512-15 of the Public Health Code as quickly as possible;- its undertaking to inform the public establish…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking transactions, payment services, issuance and management of electronic money

Article R754-1

…h 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 October 2013R. 312-4-2n° 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016R. 312-4-3n° 2020-889 of 20 July 2020R. 312-4-4n° 2018-229 of 30 March…

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

Article L1251-58-4

…the adaptations provided for in this section and with the exception of Articles L. 1251-14, L. 1251-15, L. 1251-19, L. 1251-26 to L. 1251-28, L. 1251-32, L. 1251-33 and L. 1251-36.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-39

…Prefect will issue a decree classifying the municipality for the period specified in article L. 133-15, within three months. The order defines the boundaries of the classified area. Where this does no…

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