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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: OFFICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION TO REFUSE ENTRY AT THE FRONTIER

Article L333-1

The decision to refuse a foreign national entry to French territory may be enforced ex officio by the administrative authority.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Charges or reductions for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L112-11

Payment service providers may not contractually restrict the possibility for a payee to apply charges, offer a discount to the payer or otherwise direct the payer to use a particular payment instrumen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Charges or reductions for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L112-13

Where the payment service provider or another party involved in the transaction applies charges for the use of a given payment instrument, it shall inform the payment service user thereof before initi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Charges or reductions for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L112-12

Where the payee of a payment offers a discount to the payer for the use of a given payment instrument, the payee shall inform the payer before the payment transaction is initiated.The payee may not ch…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 4: Pubs whose main activity is the operation of a dance floor

Article L314-1

A decree lays down the rules governing the closing hours of public houses whose main activity is the operation of a dance floor. This decree may stipulate that the sale of alcohol is no longer authori…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Pubs whose main activity is the operation of a dance floor

Article D314-1

The closing time for pubs whose main purpose is to operate a dance floor is 7am. The sale of alcoholic beverages is no longer permitted in the premises referred to in the first paragraph during the ho…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A FORMALISED PROCEDURE

Article R2324-1

The purchaser shall award the contract in accordance with one of the formalised procedures provided for in this chapter where the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the Eur…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-3

Where the marriage record is kept by a French authority, the change of matrimonial property regime obtained in application of the foreign law governing the effects of the union is mentioned in the mar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-4

If this change has given rise to a decision by a French court, the mention in the margin of the marriage record or the entry in the annexed civil register is made in accordance with the second, third…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-5

Where a marriage contract has been made in France, the spouses or one of them shall send to the notary holding the record of the contract, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a copy…

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