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Showing 8190 of 5179 articles for Art. 226-13

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-4

…the trials are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and penalties laid down inarticle 226-13 of the French Penal Code with regard to the nature of the products studied, the protocols and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-17

…other legislative or regulatory provisions. It may not, under the penalties provided for in article 226-13 of the Penal Code, divulge information of which it has become aware in this context.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 326

…fine of 3,750 euros. The obligation to give evidence applies subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Criminal Code and the right of any journalist who is heard as a witness on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-2

…und by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. II - The Agency's Board of Directors, after consultation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-3

…al data necessary for the performance of their duties, in compliance with the provisions of article 226-13 of the French Penal Code.Employees who are pharmacists shall have access to all individual me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-5

It is punishable by the penalties laid down in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code for the directors or officers of the persons mentioned in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European P…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-6

…nd by professional secrecy, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-4

…aff of the organisations mentioned in the first paragraph are subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. Whenever possible, the couple shall participate in the c…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 ter

…on thus communicated are, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French Penal Code, bound by professional secrecy in all matters relating to the said i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-6

The penalties laid down in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code, the disclosure by one of the parties of information concerning another party or a third party and of which it was only able to become aw…

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