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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Aggressive commercial practices

Article L121-7

…nt correspondence, with the aim of dissuading that consumer from exercising his contractual rights; 5° In an advertisement, directly inciting children to buy or persuading their parents or other adult…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 76

…here they are required; 4° The forenames and surname of the previous spouse of each of the spouses; 5° (repealed); 6° The declaration by the contracting parties to take each other as spouses, and the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: State

Article L111-3

In addition to officers and agents of the judicial police acting in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, civil servants under the authority of the Minister responsible for…

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

Article L232-17

Any person who is subject to a suspension by virtue of a decision pronounced by an anti-doping organisation signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code or by the competent body hearing an appeal against s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28

…et out in its national strategy and within the framework of its prerogatives as a public authority; 5° The conditions for monitoring the commitments made by the federation and the State. The contract…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-30

…nce with the general interest in the promotion and development of physical and sporting activities; 5° In the event of non-compliance by the federation with the provisions of article L. 333-6 organisi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…payment service provider does not have the capacity to block the account or the payment instrument; 5° Article L. 133-18, I, II and IV of Article L. 133-19 and Articles L. 133-20, L. 133-23 and L. 133…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Livret de développement durable et solidaire (sustainable and socially responsible development passbook)

Article L221-27

The Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire is opened by natural persons whose tax residence is in France in establishments and organisations authorised to receive deposits. The sums deposited in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Possibilities for grouping company pension savings plans

Article L224-27

Notwithstanding article L. 224-20, when a collective company retirement savings plan is set up, the company may decide, under the conditions mentioned in article L. 224-14, to set up compulsory paymen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-13

Research may only be carried out in a place that has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the research and compatible with the safety requirements of the persons undergoing the r…

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