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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-5

…y balance;3° Screening and assessment of risks of abuse;4° Help in taking non-injectable medication;5° Checking that they are being taken;6° Monitoring their effects and providing the person with educ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-7

…d; 4° The flow rate or power subscribed to, as well as the methods of metering the energy consumed; 5° A reminder of the main legal obligations to which consumers are subject regarding their domestic…

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

Article L414-11

…4° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "visitor" provided for in article L. 426-20; 5° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "trainee" provided for in article L. 426-23; 6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L1811-1

…minimum growth wage is replaced by the reference to the guaranteed minimum wage in French Polynesia;5° The words: "chambre régionale des comptes" are replaced by the words: "chambre territoriale des c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-9

When the needs of the investigation so require and for the sole purpose of establishing violations of the anti-doping rules mentioned in 1° and 2° of II of article L. 232-9 and in 1°, 2° and 3° of art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-15

…any observations known. However, decisions relating to the matters listed at 7°, 10°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article D. 112-14 become enforceable one month after their receipt by the ministers responsibl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-9

…rrangements for current projects and the deadlines for bringing existing facilities into compliance;5° Justification of the need for the draft regulations and the proportionality of their requirements…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Customs presentation of products subject to certain movement restrictions in trade with other Member States of the European Community.

Article 468

Where a customs presentation is required for the goods referred to in Article 38(4) and (5), the customs service shall carry out the inspection of these goods in the presence of the holder.If the hold…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XVI: Controls on cash transported by bearer or forming part of a consignment without the intervention of a bearer to or from abroad.

Article 465

I.-Failure to comply with the reporting obligations set out in Articles L. 152-1 to L. 152-1-2 and in Regulation (EU) No 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-7

A representative employee trade union organisation within the meaning of articles L. 2122-1, L. 2122-5 or L. 2122-9 may bring an action before a civil court to establish that several applicants for a…

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