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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1812

1. Infringements of the law of 16 March 1915, amended by that of 17 July 1922 relating to the prohibition of the manufacture, wholesale and retail sale and circulation of absinthe and similar liqueurs…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R764-2

…721-1 and R. 721-2R. 721-4 to R. 722-2In Title IIIR. 730-1R. 731-1 to R. 732-2R. 732-5 to R. 732-19R. 732-20decree no. 2022-479 of 30 March 2022R. 733-21In Title IVR. 740-1R. 741-1 to R. 744-12R. 74…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R765-2

…721-1 and R. 721-2R. 721-4 to R. 722-2In Title IIIR. 730-1R. 731-1 to R. 732-2R. 732-5 to R. 733-19R. 733-20decree no. 2022-479 of 30 March 2022R. 733-21In Title IVR. 740-1R. 741-1 to R. 744-12R. 74…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R766-2

…721-1 and R. 721-2R. 721-4 to R. 722-2In Title IIIR. 730-1R. 731-1 to R. 732-2R. 732-5 to R. 733-19R. 733-20decree no. 2022-479 of 30 March 2022R. 733-21In Title IVR. 740-1R. 741-1 to R. 744-12R. 74…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2302

The professional creditor is obliged, before 31 March each year and at its own expense, to inform any guarantor who is a natural person of the amount of the principal of the debt, interest and other a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational conditions for medically assisted procreation activities

Article R2142-18

…s, for the purposes of conducting individual interviews with the two members of the couple or the unmarried woman: 1° In addition to the doctors mentioned in I, at least one psychiatrist, psychologist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-23

…bstetrics activities, in a centre comprising at least :-a room for interviews between couples and unmarried women and the medical team, as provided for in article L. 2141-10 ; -a room for embryo trans…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-13

…of infringing a geographical indication are detained after a request referred to in Article L. 722-9 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a geographical indication may be destroyed under…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Other product-related offences

Article L451-15

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 451-9 to L. 451-14 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-8

The primary budget of the local authority is sent to the State representative in the department no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles L. 1612-2 and L. 1612-9 F…

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