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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-1

…ance, and sales catalogues and price lists if they do not contain any information about the product;5° Information relating to human health or human diseases, provided that there is no reference, even…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

…the terms of article 131-27 of the same code. These disqualifications may be imposed cumulatively; 5° Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-46

…nses are incurred with service providers established in France, for scenes shot in France: 1 point; 5° At least 50% of the costs associated with colour grading or sound mixing, or the production of di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-44

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, shareholders who have been registered for at least two years and who together hold at least 5% of the voting rights may form…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-37

…hnic origin, nationality, language, political opinions or sexual orientation or gender identity...; 5° If the French Public Prosecutor's Office had decided not to prosecute the acts for which the conf…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86

The investigations referred to in 3° of the I of article L. 232-5 are intended to collect, obtain, evaluate and process information relating to the fight against doping, in accordance with procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Children with variations in genital development

Article L2131-6

The care of a child presenting a variation in genital development is ensured after consultation of the multidisciplinary teams of the specialised centres of reference for rare diseases, under the cond…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-4

In addition to the information mentioned in article L. 112-4 , the life insurance contract must indicate1° The surname, first names and date of birth of the insured(s) ;2° The event or date on which t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 721-6

…or the production of long-length cinematographic works before the production licence was introduced;5° Long-length cinematographic works eligible for aid for the restoration and digitisation of herita…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-3

…ested the use of means of communication other than electronic means for the transmission of tenders;5° A description of the appropriate measures taken by the contracting authority to ensure that compe…

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