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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-9

…agnostic, therapeutic or scientific purposes is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4-1

…article L. 1232-3 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The same penalties apply to the implementation of a protocol that has been suspended or proh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Protection of technical knowledge

Article L621-1

…attempting to reveal a manufacturing secret is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. The court may also impose, as an additional penalty, for a period of up to five years,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L354-1

…f this chapter in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The words: "30,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "3,580,000 CFP francs"; 2° The words: "150,000 euros" are r…

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

Article L5442-1

…e conditions set out in article L. 5143-9-1, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.A veterinary surgeon who runs an open pharmacy within the meaning of article L. 5143-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R2336-3

The individual levies calculated for each municipality and each public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status in accordance with

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-2

…L. 131-1, L. 131-2, L. 132-5-2, L. 132-5-3, L. 132-9, L. 132-9-1, L. 132-20 to L. 132-22-1, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, the specific provisions relating to insurance in the event of death and Chapter IV…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 quater A

…e modification of the amount of the latter. In either case, the request, which cannot be made after 30 September each year, must specify the presumed amount of the taxes and must be made to the tax au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-71

…ration system pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39

…d or by any other means that ensures its date of receipt, within a period that may not be less than 30 clear days. This letter specifies that the respondent has a period of 15 clear days in which to c…

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