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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

…d in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Without the EU declaration of conformity having been drawn up in accordance with Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 A

…fifteen years and whose construction is completed after the date of publication of the loi n° 62-873 du 31 juillet 1962;3° Communications satellites;4° Buildings exclusively intended to host exhibiti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-3

Sports federations applying for approval under article L. 131-8 must :1° Have adopted statutes containing provisions guaranteeing the democratic nature of their elections and operation, the transparen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-3

…gether with a list of the corresponding classes in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 711-3-1;d) Where applicable, an indication that the right of priority attached to a previous foreign fil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-3

…Miquelon. It carries out the tasks devolved to the department in the areas defined by article L. 1423-1. In addition, it is responsible for 1° The retail sale of medicines, products and objects mentio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles and definitions

Article R4222-3

…nd reintroduced into the same room after thermal conditioning is not considered to be recycled air; 3° Non-specific pollution rooms, rooms in which pollution is linked solely to human presence, with t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: The safety study

Article R4462-3

…e explosive substances or objects, their characteristics and their sensitivity to accidental stress;3° A risk assessment identifying the pyrotechnic events likely to occur and analysing their causes;4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-3

…he first paragraph of 6°, the words: "territorial collectivity" are replaced by the word: "commune";3° In the second paragraph of 2°, the words: "the enforcement judge mentioned in Articles L. 213-5 e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-3

For the application of articles L. 2334-5, L. 2334-7, L. 2334-14-1 and L. 2334-20 to L. 2334-23, the communes are classified by demographic groups determined according to the size of their population.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competence required of practitioners

Article R2131-3

…r competence to carry out one or more of the medical biology examinations mentioned in article R. 2131-1 : 1° Be a medical biologist within the meaning of Articles L. 6213-1, L. 6213-2 or L. 6213-2-1;…

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