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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-9

Failure by the responsible person, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, to provide the Agence nationale de sécurit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4-4

The managers of the entities initiating the protocols referred to in this section shall declare the implementation of the protocols to the Director General of the regional health agency with territori…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-4

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book III in French Polynesia:1° Article L. 2311-1 reads as follows:"Art. L. 2311-1 -The provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book I, with the exce…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-4

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book III in New Caledonia :1° Article L. 2311-1 reads as follows:"Art. L. 2311-1 -The provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book I, with the except…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Closure of examination and request for reopening

Article L531-40

If, within less than nine months of the decision to close the file taken pursuant to articles L. 531-37 or L. 531-38, the asylum seeker requests that the file be reopened or submits a new application,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-4-4

No employer may terminate an employee's employment contract during the parental presence leave provided for in article L. 1225-62 or during periods worked if the parental presence leave is split or ta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Transmission and execution of requests for mutual assistance

Article 694-4-1

If a request for mutual assistance from a foreign judicial authority concerns acts committed outside national territory that are likely to be connected with the missions carried out, for the purposes…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-12

Before taking a decision, the investigating judge to whom a freezing request is referred directly shall forward it to the public prosecutor for an opinion. The public prosecutor who receives a freezin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-4

…rk must: 1° Not be a music video or a series episode; 2° Not have been produced as part of an initial or further training course; 3° Have obtained a cinematographic exhibition permit less than seven y…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information by the French services

Article 695-9-34

The information obtained may only be used as evidence with the consent of the Member State that transmitted it.

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