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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-1

…tions provided for in Article L. 823-9, it is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000 for any person to facilitate or attempt to facilitate, by direct or indirect assistance, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-3

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and 30,000 euros:1° Soliciting orders for veterinary medicinal products from the public or fulfilling orders for veterinary medicinal products fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-18

…t with an on-demand audiovisual media service within the meaning of Article 2 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 provides for the transmission of information on the number of acts of downloading,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Assistance in recovering damages for victims of crime.

Article L422-7

…ater than 1,000 euros, the fund will award, within the same timeframe, a provision corresponding to 30% of the amount of said damages and sums, up to a maximum of 3,000 euros. However, the amount of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-45

…by managers established in the European Union without the authorisation required in Article L. 532-30 or without the notification referred to in Articles L. 214-24-1 and L. 214-24-2 or without being…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-3

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked to covi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-1

…ies.The judicial reorganisation procedure is intended to enable the business to continue operating, maintain employment and pay off the liabilities. It gives rise to a plan adopted by judgment at the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Lifelong vocational guidance

Article L6111-5

…s and the quality labels from which they benefit;2° In the case of young people aged between 16 and 30, information on access to social rights and leisure activities; 3° Benefit from personalised advi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-3

…anying the donor are reimbursed under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article 30 of decree no. 92-566 of 25 June 1992 setting the conditions and procedures for the payment of exp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration on the list of statutory auditors

Article R822-4

…ma, at least two-thirds of the training period provided for in Article 67 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012 relating to the practice of public accounting must have been completed either with a p…

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