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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L452-6

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 452-5 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Penal Cod…

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

Article L595-1

…cableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 510-1L. 511-1 to L. 511-6L. 511-7La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 511-8 et L. 511-9L. 512-1 à…

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

Article L596-1

…cableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 510-1L. 511-1 to L. 511-6L. 511-7La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 511-8 et L. 511-9L. 512-1 à…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2-2

…tres, harm reduction support centres for drug users and therapeutic coordination flats mentioned in 9° of I of article L. 312-1 of the Social Action and Family Code. This decree also specifies the par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

…2 and L. 3211-12-1 ; 8° The lifting of psychiatric care measures other than those mentioned in 7° ; 9° Deaths. This register is submitted to the persons who, in application of articles L. 3222-4 and L…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-16

Without prejudice to the provisions which, pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article L531-2

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 531-1 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Cri…

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

Article R153-2

…5° The references to the external borders of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° The references to the commander of the gendarmerie group are replaced by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-1

…de la sous-direction de la police judiciaire de la direction générale de la gendarmerie nationale;9° Office central de lutte contre la délinquance itinérante, de la sous-direction de la police judic…

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