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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…for a limited market, to comply with the requirements laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018;2° The obligation, for the applicant for a marketing authorisation submitte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-7

…t under the conditions laid down in article L. 5211-25-1 and the third paragraph of Article L. 5211-19. In the absence of an agreement between the deliberative body of the syndicat and the municipal c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies C

…sea and electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D;b) Electricity production facilities of nuclear or fossil-fired o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2

…Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale instituted by Article 1 of Order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 ; bonds issued or guaranteed by a public international body to which one or more Member States…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…anised or that a prize can be won without awarding the prizes described or a reasonable equivalent; 19° Describing a product or service as being "free", "free of charge", "no charge" or other similar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-4

…de solutions; - 10% calcium gluconate solutions; - Ringer's solutions. 18° Oxytocics and analogues. 19° Oxygen. 20° Medication to block lactation. 21° Equimolecular mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

The following may provide investment services within the limits of the legislative provisions which, where applicable, govern them, without being subject to the authorisation procedure provided for in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R284-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the prefect are replaced by the reference to the senior administrator of the territory of the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-4-5

I.-For the application of Article L. 111-4-1, the following sports and leisure articles are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5

…time of their appointment, with the age limit stipulated in the first paragraph of articles L. 225-19 and L. 225-70 of the Commercial Code.When the same persons assume the duties of Chairman of the B…

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