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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-61

The obligation set out in Article L. 224-112 does not apply in the following cases:1° Where parts from the circular economy are not available within the timeframe compatible with the date or timeframe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 232

The judge homologates the agreement and pronounces the divorce if he is convinced that the will of each of the spouses is real and that their consent is free and informed. He may refuse homologation a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1741 A

…a State Councillor, active or honorary, elected by the General Assembly of the Council of State, of:1° Eight members of the Conseil d'Etat, in office or honorary, elected by the aforementioned assembl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Additional penalties

Article L823-7

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 823-1, L. 823-2 and L. 823-3 of this Code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Declaration of the manufacture, import and distribution of excipients

Article R5138-2-2

…1 and accompanying the declaration shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means capable of acknowledging receipt. It includes the following in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of a State nursing diploma.

Article D4311-19

…ng the results. The composition of the examination boards and the appointment of their members are determined by the directors of the institutes in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R3335-2

For the application of Article L. 3335-2: 1° The amount of transfer duties for valuable consideration corresponds to all the duties collected by the départements, taking into account any revenue reco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-4

…owers defined in Book II of the Consumer Code. II - The agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record br…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8-1

…se services under the defence and promotion of the fundamental interests of the Nation mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4°, 6° and 7° of the article L. 811-3 of the same code. If the procedure is the subject of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Financial holding companies, parent companies of finance companies, mixed financial holding companies, financial conglomerates, mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies.

Article R517-11

…olding companies shall communicate the following information to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution when it is the authority responsible for supervising them on a consolidated basis a…

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