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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

…dicinal product intended 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 marketin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9-1

…1111-8-1 or when it intervenes under the first paragraph of II of article 26 of Law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development. He may attend other meetings at his request.The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

…MF of a declaration made by a person acting alone or in concert pursuant to II or VII of Article L. 233-7 of the Commercial Code or Article L. 233-11 of the same Code, the fee payable, set by decree,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…iciel de la République Française of the deliberation of the CNC's Board of Directors of 24 November 2016 and is applicable until 31 December 2020, the date on which the GBER expires, or, where applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20

…ncils, the creation of land reserves;b) Organisation of mobility within the meaning of articles L. 1231-1, L. 1231-8 and L. 1231-14 to L. 1231-16 of the transport code, subject to article L. 3421-2 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…d its charges. ";b) At the beginning of the last paragraph, the following words are added: "As from 2016,";7° Article L. 1424-36 is worded as follows:"Art. L. 1424-36. - Until the entry into force of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…le in a Member State of the European Union other than that in which the product or service is sold; 23° In an advertisement, giving the impression, through nationally coordinated promotional operation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…ion provided for in article 222-39;- the offence of risks caused to others provided for in article 223-1, when committed while driving a vehicle;- the offence of recourse to prostitution provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…ise of this right in application of the same articles, under the conditions set by the town council;23° To take the decisions mentioned in articles L. 523-4 and L. 523-5 of the Heritage Code relating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-12

…For the performance of functional duties, with the exception of the duties mentioned in article 23 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service f…

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