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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties.

Article L6362-12

Recovery of payments due in respect of inspections carried out pursuant to Articles L. 6361-1 to L. 6361-3 is established and pursued in accordance with the procedures and subject to the securities, g…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health and the environment

Article L1533-1

…the French Southern and Antarctic Territories subject to the following adaptations: 1° In Articles L. 1333-8 and L. 1333-30, the reference to Chapter I of Title V of Book IV of Part IV of the Labour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-1

…manufacturing and distribution practices referred to in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 5138-3 ; 2° Failure by any pharmaceutical establishment mentioned in article L. 5124-1, dispensin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5124-1

…ch Criminal Code, fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain the benefits mentioned in articles L. 5122-1 and L. 5123-2 of this Code is punishable by the penalties set out inarticle 441-6 of the F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-11

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in 1° of article L. 6162-9 is enforceable as soon as it has been signed by all the parties. The 2° bis and the penultimate paragraph of a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that have the nature of a sub-contract

Article L2393-10

…s section apply to subcontracts concluded for the performance of the contracts mentioned in article L. 2193-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Administrative composition

Article L621-14-1

…spection report drawn up by the AMF reveals breaches by a person referred to in 9° of II of Article L. 621-9, in II of Article L. 621-15, except in the case of breaches referred to in f of II of the s…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-1

…L. 112-2 and article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-15

…yors continue in office until their successors are installed, subject to the provisions of articles L. 2121-36, L. 2122-5, L. 2122-6, L. 2122-16 and L. 2122-17. However, in the event of a full renewal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting of positions

Article L420-16

…of persons mentioned in IV for the different commodity derivatives, the units mentioned in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code or the financial contracts whose underlying assets are the latter…

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