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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-3

…the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety and Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on gener…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 159 quinquies

…shareholders and by sociétés immobilières de gestion governed by Article 1 of Decree no. 63-683 of 13 July 1963, to their unitholders, under conditions set by decree (1), of the construction premiums…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 717-1 A

…riminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-53-13 is placed, for a period of at least six weeks, in a specialised service to determine the arrangem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-2

…er article L. 2221-1 of this Code and articles 223-3, 223-4, 223-10 to 223-12, 227-1, 227-2 and 227-13 of the Criminal Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article R733-5

…733-8, or, where applicable, in the notification of the judgment issued pursuant to Article L. 733-13.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-9

…d, a report shall be drawn up separate from that provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 813-13, which shall mention the place and the dates and times when these operations began and ended,…

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

Article R414-5

…he security features and biometric elements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-7

…risation may be suspended or withdrawn in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 6122-13 if the conditions under which it was granted are not met.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-211

…by division or by auction of a business shall contain:1° The information required by article L. 141-13 ;2° Where applicable, with regard to the former owner, the references of its registration in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-10

…mixte benefiting from transfers of competence provided for by the article 30 of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities may receive from its members, for the…

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