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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L461-1

…nisation of the markets in fisheries and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations No 1184/2006 and No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation No 104/2000" are replaced by the words: "by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the marketing and use of substances and mixtures classified as hazardous

Article R1342-21

…ed in paragraph 2 of the second column of entries 28 to 30 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 (REACH). II - When the substa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Dissolution or suspension of activity of an association or de facto group whose purpose is to support a sports association

Article R332-13

…Ministry of the Interior. A copy of the minutes provided for in article 14 of the decree of 8 June 2006 relating to the creation, composition and operation of administrative commissions of a consulta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-13

…n for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted in New York on 20 December 2006, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions provided for in article 689-1 of this code an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-39

Notwithstanding article 223-23, distribution companies have a period of thirty months to exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-11

…n I, II and III of article 22 of deliberation no. 202 of the Congress of New Caledonia of 22 August 2006 relating to the protection of athletes' health and the fight against doping in New Caledonia ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-3

…of the securities; > d) The code indicating the activity of the company. d) The code indicating the main activity carried out, with reference to the French nomenclature of activities (NAF) or its Euro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-11

In addition to those provided for inArticle 113 of the aforementionedLaw no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011, the Agency's resources come mainly from the proceeds of the assigned taxes mentioned in the first…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-18

…ared to the previous year, accompanied by the reasons, the information mentioned in article D. 1332-17 as well as the summary of public comments are communicated by the municipality to the Prefect and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-5

…or shall certify to the Prefect that they meet the conditions provided for in C of I of Article R. 917-17. "Candidates for the office of member of the bureau elected in respect of the college represen…

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