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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-1

…he enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L311-1

…visas required by international conventions and by Article 6(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules govern…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Short-stay visas

Article L312-1

…thorities for a short-stay visa, under the conditions provided for in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016.Applications for short-stay visas a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L934-5

…the application of articles L. 450-3, L. 450-3-1, L. 450-3-2, L. 450-4, L. 450-7, L. 450-8, L. 450-9, L. 450-10, L. 490-6 and L. 490-7in New Caledonia, the words: "the agents mentioned in Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-23

…e same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 523-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 523-2, with the exception of its h) Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 523-3 Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-23

…e same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 523-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 523-2, with the exception of its h) Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 523-3 Order…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-17

…vided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and repealing Directive 2000/9/EC as amended.If, on the basis…

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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 804

This Code is applicable, in its wording resulting from Law No. 2023-703 of 1 August 2023 relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030 and containing various provisions concerning defenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3511-2Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 D. 3511-3Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 R. 3512-1Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3512-1-1Decree no. 2017-279 o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: BORDER CONTROLS

Article L331-1

In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Sc…

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