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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-83

…etre zone respectively, under the responsibility of a level 2 teacher (E2) mentioned inappendix III-15 b.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-1

As stated in Article 511-15 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below:"Obtaining human embryos in return for payment, in whatever form, is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of €10…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-11

…translation to the documents drawn up in another language that they submit pursuant to articles R. 2151-15 and R. 2151-16 as well as articles R. 2351-6 and R. 2351-12. It does not require a certified…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Consumer information

Article R131-1

…ass offences. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Fractional or deferred payment of duties

Article 1722 ter

…ovisions shall apply to estates opened and not declared before the publication of Act No. 63-254 of 15 March 1963.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R441-3

…ode and, in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, under the conditions defined by articles R. 5523-3 to R. 5523-15 of the same code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-8

…is subject to the budgetary and accounting framework defined in articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 à L. 5217-12-5. The provisions of Book III of Part Three are applicable to this…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-1

Online services enabling victims, in accordance with the provisions of article 15-3-1, to lodge complaints by electronic means, hereinafter referred to as "online complaints", with the criminal invest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-16

Decisions taken pursuant to articles R. 1454-14 and R. 1454-15 are provisional. They do not have the force of res judicata in the main proceedings. They are enforceable on a provisional basis, if nece…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal penalties

Article R1336-16

…et out inarticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in R. 1336-14 and R. 1336-15 will be liable to confiscation of the sound equipment used to commit the offence.

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