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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Seizures without dispossession

Article 706-158

…nced expense of the Treasury, of property for which confiscation is provided for by the article 131-21 of the Penal Code without divesting the owner or holder thereof. The investigating judge may, dur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-20

…ot contraindicated in practising or teaching sport, less than three months old; - two self-adhesive 21 × 14 cm envelopes, stamped at the current rate and bearing the candidate's name and address; - a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-14

…r the mixed financial holding company has not been designated as a resolution entity, as defined in 21° of Article L. 613-34-1, in any of the group's resolution groups, as defined in 22° of the same a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…thorised to provide investment services may, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles L. 511-21 to L. 511-28, establish branches to provide investment and related services in mainland France, G…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-7

…including on what falls under advertising within the meaning of article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance en l'économie numérique. Any online platform operator shall display,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R308

…ernment commissioner at one of the courts of the armed forces set up in accordance with law no. 82-621 of 21 July 1982, when the persons concerned request a bulletin no. 3 or a bulletin no. 1 or no. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-1

…of sale, free distribution or possession of the substances or mixtures mentioned in article R. 1342-21.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-6

…excluding: 1° Areas classified as nature reserves on the date of the Loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer ; 2° D…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-12

…provisions relating to the contribution of business assets to a company set out in articles L. 141-21 and L. 141-22, any sale or transfer of business assets, whether or not made conditionally or in t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-16

…title. The authorised agents order the measures following these controls defined in Articles 19 to 21 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as…

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