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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations.

Article L5426-4

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in this chapter shall incur, in addition to the fine set out…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article R313-22

The amount of the survey fee, provided for in article L. 313-38, which the lender may request from the borrower when the contract for which the loan was requested has not been concluded, is limited to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-1

A failure by the operator to provide the information provided for in article L. 411-2 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter C

…capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds falling under article L. 214-37of the Monetary and Financial Code in its wording prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal fra…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Equipment

Article A322-158

With the exception of jumps defined in 3° of article A. 322-150 where the student is equipped with a passenger harness specifically designed for the activity, no jump may be made if the skydiver is no…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 151

…e part, of the judgment declaring the absence or ordering an enquiry into the absence of the father and mother, grandparents or grandmothers of one of the future spouses shall be equivalent to the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-1

…ication is rejected by the first president, shall be ordered, unless expressly exempted, to pay a civil fine of not less than 30 euros and not more than 150 euros..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-3

The minimum levels of cover under the professional indemnity insurance contract provided for in Article L. 341-5 are set as follows:1° 75,000 euros per claim and 75,000 euros per insurance year for na…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediary activity

Article L342-2

…ng that does not comply with the obligations set out in article L. 322-2 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Pharmacy inspection.

Article L5425-1

…products under the conditions set out in article L. 5127-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000.

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