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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-14

…pose, in place of the additional penalty defined in the first and last paragraphs of article L. 332-11, a ban from French territory for a maximum period of two years.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Advertising

Article D312-1

…motional prizes linked to acceptance of the preliminary offer of credit mentioned in article L. 312-11 means premiums in kind for products or goods to which the conclusion of a credit transaction refe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 25: Detergents

Article R412-41

…rticle L. 412-1 the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 1 of Article 3, paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 11 and Annex VII of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Data recorded in the processing operation

Article R142-13

The processing mentioned in Article R. 142-11 includes digitised images of the photograph and fingerprints of the ten fingers of the following foreign nationals: 1° Foreign nationals applying for or h…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CARE AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES

Article R572-1

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of Article 11-1 of Decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the authority competent to determine the State responsible for examining an asylum application and to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5521-2

For the application of articles L. 5132-11-1 and L. 5132-15-1 in Mayotte, the words: "article L. 351-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "article 7 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 Ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-18

The provisions of articles L. 4441-2, L. 4441-3 and L. 4441-4 to L. 4441-11 are applicable to the disciplinary chamber of the order of midwives of New Caledonia and French Polynesia subject to the fol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-1

…its operating procedures are specified by the Conseil d'Etat decree referred to in article L. 6161-11.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation of measurements

Article R15-33-48

…n validated, in particular when it includes one of the measures provided for in 4°, 5°, 9°, 10° and 11° of l'article 41-2 and the non-execution of this measure is likely to be observed by these servic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article R1337-1

…fifth-class fine. A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance with article 132-11 of the French Penal Code.

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