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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products.

Article R5437-1

…ioned in article R. 513-10-3 ; 2° Failing to make the information provided for in article R. 513-10-14 available to the public;3° Not transmitting, when the Director General of the Agence nationale de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…17 December 2021R. 2123-11-3Decree no. 2003-943 of 2 October 2003 R. 2123-12 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 2123-13 to R. 2123-15 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2123-16 Decree no. 2021-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 362

…s decided by an absolute majority of those voting. However, the maximum custodial sentence incurred may only be pronounced by a majority of at least seven votes when the Assize Court rules at first in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-30

I. - To finance the operations referred to in Article L. 513-29, housing finance companies may issue bonds called housing finance bonds benefiting from the privilege defined in Article L. 513-11 and r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Preparations for the ballot.

Article R713-13

…e context of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry resulting from a merger. Each president may be represented by a member that he or she designates;3° One member of the regional chamber of co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-10

…dence permit bearing the wording "talent-researcher passport" issued on the basis of article L. 421-14 and have completed their research work, shall be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 8: Foreign nationals with personal and family ties in France

Article L423-23

…national who does not fall into the categories provided for in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21 and L. 423-22 or those giving entitlement to family reunification, and who…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L1471-1

…this Code, in particular those provided for in Articles L. 1233-67, L. 1234-20, L. 1235-7, L. 1237-14 and L. 1237-19-8, or to the application of the last paragraph of Article L. 1134-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-2

…ing the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee, in compliance with the provisions of Articles L. 1451-1 to L. 1452-3. These rules stipulate in particular the conditions under which declarations of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2-2

…1, L. 5432-1, L. 5432-2, L. 5432-3, L. 5438-4, L. 5438-6, L. 5439-1, L. 5439-2, L. 5442-10, L. 5442-14, L. 5461-3 and L. 5462-3 of the Public Health Code, when they are punishable by a prison sentence…

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