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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-19

…ired conditions, the Minister for Agriculture may, after obtaining the opinion of the body referred to in Article L. 412-1, revoke it.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-18

From the day of publication of the decree which makes plant breeders' certificates subject to the ex officio licence system, any person presenting technical and professional guarantees may apply to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article L351-1

Failure to comply with any of the obligations mentioned in the first, second, third and last paragraphs of II of article L. 312-1-1 and, where the customer is an individual acting for non-business pur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences relating to market undertakings and clearing houses

Article L464-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 226-14 of the French Criminal Code, any manager, employee or agent of a clearing house is liable to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French Crim…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Freedom of establishment or freedom to provide services

Article L519-10

If an intermediary operating under the freedom to provide services or the freedom of establishment in one or more Member States of the European Union is removed from the register referred to in I of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to providers of participative financing services

Article L573-12

The penalties laid down inArticle 313-1 of the French Criminal Code shall apply to any person who engages in the activity of provider of equity crowdfunding services in breach of Articles L. 547-1 to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to providers of participative financing services

Article L573-14

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 573-12 shall incur, in addition to the f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to providers of participative financing services

Article L573-13

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences mentioned in article L. 573-12 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-1

…f 22,500 euros shall be imposed for disregarding the prohibition on disclosure laid down in Article L. 561-18, Article L. 561-24, Article L. 561-25 III, Article L. 561-25-1 II and the penultimate para…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions common to annual and five-yearly negotiations

Article L2241-18

…rly negotiations is filed with the administrative authority under the conditions defined in article L. 2231-6. If no agreement is filed or no minutes of disagreement are sent to this authority, contai…

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