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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-1

…lean and wholesome when it meets the requirements set by the decree provided for in article L. 1321-10.Any person who makes water intended for human consumption available to the public, whether in ret…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1527-1

…rence to the Regional Health Agency;9° The reference to medical biology laboratories does not apply;10° The reference to coordination support mechanisms and specific regional mechanisms does not apply…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…abitation and 1646-1,1792-1,1831-1 du code civil, as well as its subcontractors;9° Insurance broker;10° Surveyor;11° Bailiff;12° Notary;13° Syndic of co-ownership;II - Engages in one of the following…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2

…ce may be placed under the status of co-ownership of built property as defined by law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 , as amended, or under the status of timeshare property allocation companies as defined…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-45

…cludes images other than those of the performance or event, these images do not represent more than 10% of the total duration of the work or document, with the possible exception of those broadcast du…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Calculation for broadcasting on television services

Article 211-29

…only taken into account if this service serves a number of subscriber households at least equal to 100,000. This condition does not apply when the film is broadcast on a pay-per-view television servi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-16

…R. 222-2 to R. 222-10.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-231

An association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 22-10-44, as well as one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital, either individually or grouped together in any…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-7

…g formal notice to and excluding operators in the event of non-compliance with the specifications ; 10° The provisional financing of the defence and management body; 11° The specific elements of label…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-31

…st paragraph of Article L. 113-12-2 of the Insurance Code, or the third paragraph of Article L. 221-10 of the Mutual Code, the lender shall notify the borrower of its decision to accept or refuse with…

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