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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance

Article R1322-44-1

…y incident that may have consequences for public health, particularly concerning the water resource and the way it is developed, the conditions under which the water is transported and stored up to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation to practise for holders of training qualifications obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4221-14-4

The traineeship is the subject of an assessment report, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Health. The report is sent to the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens with a cop…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-1-4

…d infringing these rights, the media used to collect the data illegally extracted from the database and the materials or instruments that were mainly used to make or manufacture them be recalled from…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-4

…vided for inArticle 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling and games of chance sector; 2° To the company holding the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-4

…e L. 324-1-1, premises for commercial use are premises included in buildings whose purpose is trade and service activities within the meaning of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L722-4-1

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures even if a seizure for infringement…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-48-1

…borrower is only required to repay the capital in accordance with the scheduled repayment schedule and, where applicable, to pay the interest for which the lender has not been deprived. Amounts recei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article LO2122-4-1

A municipal councillor who does not have French nationality may not be elected mayor or deputy mayor, nor may he or she hold office, even temporarily.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-4

…business covered by the State guarantee, entitled respectively: a) Special reserve for exceptional and nuclear risks ; b) Special reserve for natural catastrophe risks; c) Special reserve for risks o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-1

…by the transfer of competencies, due to the partial nature of the latter.Territorial civil servants and non-tenured territorial agents who carry out all of their duties in a service or part of a servi…

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