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Showing 381390 of 45439 articles for Art. CE 14-2-2022 n° 442061

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-14

…cord of sampling shall be sent by its author(s), as appropriate, to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or to the Director General of the Ag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…cable In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 231-6 Order no. 2005-127…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for foreign nationals whose conduct is linked to terrorist activities

Article R733-14

…er, on the basis of article L. 733-14, placing a foreign national under mobile electronic surveillance is the same authority competent to issue his or her house arrest by virtue of articles R. 732-2 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-14

…ner, whether or not their claim is due and payable, may lodge an objection to the payment of the price at their elected domicile, by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-14

…He may present observations in support of the notified complaints and propose a sanction. The Enforcement Committee may hear any rapporteur or member of staff of the Control Board. No sanction may be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-14

Abusing a person's weakness or ignorance within the meaning of articles L. 121-8 to L. 121-10 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be incr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Infant formulae

Article L122-14

…to distribute samples of infant formula free of charge or to engage in any other promotional practice in favour of the direct sale of such formula.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-14

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-25 to L. 217-27 relating to after-sales services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-14

…e years of this expulsion decision, be refused the right to carry on a professional activity in France..

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial organisation

Article L114-14

…L. 114-2 of the present code are forwarded to the Minister responsible for sport. They become enforceable fifteen days after their transmission. Within this period, the Minister responsible for Sport…

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