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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-1

The conditions under which the testing, placing on the market, manufacture, import, export, supply, distribution and use of veterinary medicinal products are authorised and the rules applicable to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Agricultural organisations

Article 1028 quater

Agreements concluded pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 142-6 and article L. 181-38 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime are exempt from registration duties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1155-1

Interfering or attempting to interfere with the proper performance of the duties of a mediator, as provided for in article L. 1152-6, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 Euros…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-19

The liquidator is remunerated, subject to compliance with the provisions of Article R. 742-52, on realisable assets at a rate set by the order provided for in article R. 742-6.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-155-1

…c establishment over the real estate works, constructions and installations built on this property; 6° Other surface rights; 7° Any right under foreign law that is comparable to one of the rights ment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article R214-191

…ofessional fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in the financial instruments mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article R. 214-186, provided that these instruments emanating from the same UCITS, the sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employment of foreign nationals not authorised to work.

Article L8271-19

In order to combat illegal employment, the agents responsible for issuing residence permits, who are individually designated and duly authorised, may have access to automated processing of work permit…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-9

Customs officers authorised under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph ofArticle 67 D-6 who observe non-compliance with the measures ordered pursuant to the first paragraph ofArticle 67…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article A37-31

The payment notice provided for by II of Article 529-6 shall consist of a double-sided sheet and meet the characteristics specified by Articles A. 37-32 and A. 37-33.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4331-4

The conditions under which exemptions from teaching, training periods and tests may be granted by way of derogation from the provisions of article D. 4331-6 are set by order of the Minister for Health…

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