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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5433-2

Failure by a manufacturer, importer or distributor of reagents to comply with the obligation to inform the user under the conditions defined in articles R. 5133-1 to R. 5133-3 is punishable by a fifth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-7-1

Article L. 225-102-3, with the exception of III, is applicable to general partnerships all of whose partners with unlimited liability are limited liability companies or joint stock companies. The repo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22-1

…ce is gathered that indicates the use by an athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to 3° of II of article L. 232-9 in the context of establishing the profile mentioned in article L. 232-…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-65

…y specified the period that it will observe from receipt of the last bid before closing the auction;3° When all the phases of the auction provided for in the invitation to take part in the auction hav…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L4022-4

…actions mentioned in I of Article L. 4022-2 and the minimum conditions for meeting this obligation;3° The rules for calculating the six-year period mentioned in I of Article L. 4022-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18-2

…ance Section has, before or after his election, been subject to one of the sanctions referred to in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, h…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Eviction Commission

Article R632-6

If the foreign national summoned in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 632-3, R. 632-4 and R. 632-5 does not appear in person before the Expulsion Board on the scheduled date, the B…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Specific procedures

Article 900

The first paragraph of Article 706-14 reads as follows: "Any person who, having been the victim of theft, fraud or breach of trust, is unable to obtain effective and adequate reparation or compensatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-4

…of the undertakings concerned and the groups to which they belong;2° The nature of the transaction;3° The economic sectors concerned;4° The elements referred, in the case of a partial referral of a t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan area

Article R1424-57

…its own tax status" are replaced by the words: "president of the council of the metropolis of Lyon";3° In II of Article R. 2225-3, the words: "risk analysis and coverage plan defined in Article L. 142…

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