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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-6-2

Except where they are declared or authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 3322-9, or where they are tastings with a view to sale within the meaning of article 1587 of the French Civil Co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-81

…g the condition laid down in 1° of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Product definition

Article 434

…or mead, products that do not meet the definition given, for wine, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999, for other drinks by the decrees in the Council of State taken for the applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: NAME AND TERRITORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

Article L3114-1

…e departments concerned includes mountain areas within the meaning of article 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 on the development and protection of mountain areas. Its opinion is deemed to be favo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 863

Article 706-9 shall read as follows: "Art. 706-9.-The commission or, in Wallis and Futuna, the president of the court of first instance shall take into account in the amount of the sums awarded to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article R121-12

The Board of Directors may, in the matters listed in 7°, 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 121-9, delegate its powers to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer under the conditions an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-3

…os per insurance year for natural persons canvassing for the transactions mentioned in 1° and 3° to 9° of article L. 341-1 ;4° 300,000 euros per claim and 600,000 euros per insurance year for legal en…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8234-2

…set out inarticle 131-38 of the French Criminal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8°, 9° and 12° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban referred to in 2° of article 131-39 applies t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-7

…s laid down inarticle 131-38 of the French Penal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8°, 9° and 12° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban referred to in 2° of article 131-39 applies t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article R7124-5

…cial, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, with the exception of the members mentioned in 9° and 10° of Article R. 7124-1. If one or more seats cannot be filled in accordance with the proced…

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