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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…a formal notice.III. -The amount of the penalty imposed for the breaches mentioned in 9° and 14° to 17° of Article L. 5461-9 and in 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,000 fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D631-2

…n certificates and topographies of semiconductor products pursuant to the articles L. 611-2, L. 615-17 et L. 622-7of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with Article D. 211-6 of the J…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…no. 85-1461 of 30 December 1985;Agents non titulaires:-researchers governed by decree no. 80-31 of 17 January 1980 as amended.-engineers and specialists governed by decree no. 59-1405 of 9 December 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cosmetic products

Article R1453-8

I. - Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° of article L. 5311-1 or providing services associated with these products shall make public, under the conditions defined i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

…long-term resident-EU" residence permit provided for under articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, or L. 426-17, of which he or she is the holder, a permanent residence card for an indefinite period may be iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1541-2

Articles R. 1111-17 to R. 1111-20 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2016-1067 of 3 August 2016, with the exception of III of Article R. 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-11

…10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 125-17 and L. 125-18. However, for a period of five years from the date on which he definitively ceases…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-6-1

…ganiser pursuant to Article L. 333-1-4. The right to object provided for inarticle 56 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties does not apply to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-11

…rty to the Agreement on the European Economic Area not recognised as equivalent pursuant to Article 172 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-37

The manager of any childcare establishment mentioned in article R. 2324-17 organises time for analysis of professional practices for members of the establishment's team responsible for supervising chi…

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