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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-3-2

…region by the Minister for Overseas France. The provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 4433-3-1 shall apply. The Regional Councils may submit proposals to the Government for the application…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L431-1

The provisions of articles L. 142-1 and L. 142-3 do not apply to evictions, subject to the provisions of article L. 451-1.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35

…s of income tax, the profits made by the following natural persons are also deemed to be industrial and commercial profits:1° Persons who, on a regular basis, purchase, in their own name, with a view…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Approval of inspection bodies

Article R232-71-1

The approval referred to in II of article L. 232-5 is issued by the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) under conditions that it defines, relating in particular to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-11

…or the place where it is exploited, the name or place must be indicated in characters at least one and a half times the height and width of the largest of the characters used to indicate the trade de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-14

It is forbidden on packaging, labels and in advertising, in any form whatsoever, to use any indication, name, product or service mark, image or other sign, figurative or otherwise, which, when applied…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-10

…harge shall include, in addition to the particulars provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on the provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-15

…mposition of a water which is the subject of a numerical description appearing on packaging, labels and in advertising is not different from that presented by the water to which the said description r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-13

…hysico-chemical analyses, the list of which is set by order of the ministers responsible for health and consumer affairs.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-12

…lished on the basis of officially recognised physico-chemical analyses, may appear on the packaging and labels of a natural mineral water and in advertising concerning this water.

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