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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-24

I.-For the application of the provisions of Article R. 224-22, parts from the circular economy mean:1° Components and elements that are marketed by the ELV centres mentioned in 7° of Article R. 543-15…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-24

Jury members who take part in meetings and deliberations by means of audiovisual communication attend the meeting in its entirety, from the opening of the session until the final decision is taken, un…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to the trial court

Article D32-24

In accordance with the provisions of Article 181, in the event that the person under investigation is indicted before the Assize Court, house arrest with electronic surveillance shall continue to have…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-24

In order to take account of the increased risks in the event of a disaster, buildings where the lowest floor of the top level is more than eight metres above the outside ground must have a fire-stable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-24

The employer shall send the authorised body the sections of the single simplified declaration by electronic means or by electronic data interchange under conditions defined by joint order of the minis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…lence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the Office shall be sub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-26

…stitutionality challenging, on the same grounds, a legislative provision already before the Cour de cassation or the Conseil constitutionnel. If the question is not referred on this ground, the court…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of dental surgeons in relation to social medicine.

Article R4127-247

…e regular practice of the dental profession, in any form whatsoever, in the service of a company, local authority or institution governed by private law must, in all cases, be the subject of a written…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article R531-24

For the application of the provisions of 1° of Article L. 531-24, the persons or associations mentioned in Article L. 531-25 shall refer the matter to the Chairman of the Office's Board of Directors b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-24

…made, and the number assigned to it. The declaration of priority must be made when the patent application is filed or within sixteen months of the earliest priority date claimed. The declaration of p…

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