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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Levies

Article R512-17

Any sampling shall include at least three samples, except in the cases provided for in articles R. 512-18 to R. 512-24. One is sent to the State laboratory for analysis, the other two may be sent to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-1-1

…d to in article L. 214-24-15 to comply with the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to them is subject to sanctions imposed by the Enforcement Committee in accordance with the pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article R241-1

The rules relating to the conditions under which the documents mentioned in article L. 131-2 of the French Heritage Code are deposited are set out in articles R. 131-1 to R. 131-7, R. 132-24 to R. 132…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1511-29

The provisions of articles R. 1511-24, R. 1511-25 and R. 1511-28 are not applicable to the assumption of fees payable by beneficiaries of loan guarantees contracted to carry out the operations provide…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-2

By application of article 704, paragraphs 22 and 24, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the table below sets out the list of appeal courts within whose jurisdiction a judicial court has jurisdiction t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-1

…f français de lutte contre le blanchiment et le financement du terrorisme;Article L. 123-16 is applicable in its wording resulting from Act n° 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34

If the Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion refuses an application for renewal of the authorisation provided for in article R. 212-10-14, the training organisation may submit a new a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-1

…mentioned in article L. 1422-1 or the Lyon metropolitan area, the health inspectors of the city of Paris and the health inspectors of the police prefecture.Non-tenured local authority employees who h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-71

…r which authorisation has been granted, the full address, telephone and fax numbers and, where applicable, the e-mail address. Funeral operators are listed by commune, by arrondissement in Paris, Lyon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-156

The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall determine in particular the conditions under which subscribers are informed of the investment rules specific to this specialised pro…

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