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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R614-3

…de contrôle de la médiation mentionnée au même article, outre les informations mentionnées aux 3° à 9° de l'article R. 614-1 : 1° Its contact details and website address; 2° A statement of reasons jus…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-18

In the event that a debt corresponding to the amount of an unpaid cheque is written off as regularisation of the payment incident pursuant to the provisions of article L. 733-17, the account-holding i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-2

As long as the data referred to in article L. 111-7 justify it, taking gender into account may result in differences in premiums and benefits proportionate to the risks under insurance operations clas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-4

…ten press or by any means of electronic communication, in accordance with the conditions set out in 9° of the same article 131-39 ; 3° The permanent closure, or closure for a maximum of five years, of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-12

…r in the written press or by any means of audiovisual communication under the conditions set out in 9° of article 131-39 of the same code; 3° Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-3

…r in the written press or by any means of audiovisual communication under the conditions set out in 9° of article 131-39 of the same code; 4° The permanent closure, or closure for a maximum of five ye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-4

…in the written press or by any means of audiovisual communication, under the conditions set out in 9° of article 131-39 of the same code; 4° Permanent closure or closure for a maximum of five years o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-128

…utions in kind; 8° The name or corporate designation and address of the person receiving the funds; 9° The surname, usual first name and domicile of the subscriber and the number of shares subscribed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reducing exposure to materials containing significant concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides

Article R1333-37

I.-When the relevant government departments, the Regional Health Agency or the Nuclear Safety Authority have evidence that a professional activity is likely to use naturally-occurring radioactive subs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R4312-8

If the administrative account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where…

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