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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…may not exceed : 1° 500,000 euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-41

…ay not exceed 30% of the amount of the contribution provided for in articles L. 1233-86 and L. 1237-19-11.II. - Measures planned as part of a voluntary approach by the company may be taken into accoun…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-35

…e list of supporting documents that the Accounting Officer may require is set out inArticle D. 1617-19 of the General Code for Local Authorities.

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

Article R131-4

…transformation of a specialised commission set up, under the conditions laid down in article L. 131-19, by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee; 2° Federations created by the transformatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-21

The appeals referred to in article R. 1423-19 shall be heard without charge or formality within one month of the date on which they are registered. The Registrar shall notify the interested parties of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-3

…l of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC issu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-2

…ctice may not, in accordance with Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-2

…ed by a delegated federation or by a specialised commission set up in application of article L. 131-19, or with a view to taking part in them, substances or processes of such a nature as to artificial…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-8

…ed in the Official Journal of the European Union under the conditions laid down in articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20. The purchaser may publish an additional advertisement on a medium other than the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-21

…L. 310-3-2 is equal to one third of the minimum required solvency margin defined in article R. 334-19, but may not be less than the thresholds defined in article R. 334-15. Up to these thresholds, or…

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