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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-20

…lly liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 312-14, L. 312-15, L. 312-16, L. 332-8, L. 332-9 and L. 332-10, in the se…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Explanations provided to the borrower and assessment of his creditworthiness

Article L341-31

…adequate explanations enabling him to determine whether the credit agreement and any ancillary services are suited to his needs and financial situation on the basis of the information provided for in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-6

…ation au 4° de l'article R. 431-5, l'étranger, titulaire d'une carte de séjour pluriannuelle, à l'exception de la carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention " passeport talent " prévue l'article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Agricultural organisations

Article 1028 ter

…rticle and which are accompanied by an undertaking by the purchaser on behalf of himself and his successors in title to maintain that purpose for a period of ten years from the transfer of ownership,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

…grant semi-public companies engaged in the construction or management of housing subsidies or advances intended for housing programmes, and their annexes, the financing of which is subject to maximum…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-7

…e same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-5

…tion, of:1° Medicated feedingstuffs as provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018;2° Veterinary medicinal products is subject to a prescription being written by a veterin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-30

I.-In year n, the decision to award a classification, a label and a grant is taken after receiving the opinion of the art cinema commission meeting in a regional formation. The Chairman of the Centre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts.

Article D2573-29

…responsible for local authorities" are inserted the words: ", Minister responsible for overseas France".III. - For the application of Article D. 2311-4, the words "as well as, in towns with more than…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-25

…o information provided for in I de l'article 32 de la loi du 6 janvier 1978 sus mentionnée, sauf en ce qui concerne les personnes habilitées à accéder mentionnées aux articles R. 53-21-2 and R. 53-21-…

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