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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Fishery products

Article R412-29

…provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of the Council of the European Communities of 21 June 1989, as amended, laying down common mark…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 677

Subject to special provisions, the following are subject to proportional or progressive taxation: 1° Transfers, either inter vivos or by death, of ownership or usufruct of movable or immovable propert…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Service of documents abroad.

Article 688

…y writ by the delivery to it of the document completed with the information provided for in Article 684-1 or, as the case may be, in Article 687-1, where appropriate accompanied by proof of the steps…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 63

I. - For the purposes of this Code, Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-6 (art. A212-225)

Aptitude test 1. Test to verify theoretical and practical knowledge of safety. This test aims to verify the candidate's ability to design a mountaineering project based on their professional experienc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article D3121-33-6

The medicines are kept in a place to which only the staff of the reception and support centre for harm reduction for drug users have access. They are stored under the conditions laid down in the marke…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-6

The lessor of premises used for commercial, industrial or craft purposes may, during the original lease or a renewed lease, take over the premises in whole or in part in order to carry out work requir…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-6

…form of a payment period for a given good or service, the cash price and the amount of any deposit; 6° The total amount owed by the borrower and the amount of the instalments. If the creditor requires…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-6

In the cases provided for in 2° to 8° of Article L. 414-4, the circulation document for foreign minors is valid for five years.It is renewed for the same period.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-6

Any proposed change to the territorial boundaries of the communes is submitted to the departmental council for its opinion, which is given within six weeks of the referral. On expiry of this period, i…

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