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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-25

The provisions of this subsection are applicable in the context of the investigation and establishment of offences.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-29

…delicto falsification or when they concern: 1° Products found to be falsified, corrupted or toxic; 2° Products found to be unfit for consumption, with the exception of products of animal origin, food…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-26

…sary checks, authorised agents may consign:1° Products likely to be adulterated, corrupted or toxic;2° Products likely to be unfit for consumption, with the exception of products of animal origin, foo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-28

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-27

Conditioned products, objects or equipment shall be left in the custody of their holder or, failing that, deposited in a room designated by the authorised agents..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article D123-200

…e net turnover at 700,000 euros and the average number of employees during the financial year at 10;2° In the case of small enterprises, the balance sheet total is set at 6,000,000 euros, the net turn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-20

Any change to any of the elements of the application for authorisation of the programme will give rise to a new authorisation, issued under the same conditions as the initial authorisation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-21

Decisions to authorise or withdraw authorisation taken in application of Article L. 1161-5 are published on the Agency's website. Decisions to withdraw programme authorisation may be accompanied by an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-25

…L. 631-16 is followed without delay by an end-of-assignment report filed by the judicial representatives under the conditions of articles R. 626-39 and R. 626-40. It is communicated to the persons men…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-28

The articles R. 623-1 and R. 623-2 are applicable to receivership proceedings.

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