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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Advertising

Article R5125-26

…ens, referred to in article R. 4235-52, the address of the pharmacy's website, the name of the predecessor, the address of the pharmacy with, where applicable, mention of activities related to trade i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-25

…ies responsible for the institution may require the institution and its branches established in France to disclose any information relevant to the exercise of such supervision and, subject only to hav…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Investigation

Article R532-22

…ter of the date on which the investigation will be closed. This information does not constitute notice of the hearing within the meaning of article R. 532-32.However, for cases covered by article L. 5…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-21

The distances mentioned in article R. 24-18 are brought to the attention of the protected person, who is given a remote protection device. The protected person is also informed that, if necessary, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-2

…243-1 is worded and ordered and, for the items payable by the employer, grouped together in accordance with a model defined by order of the ministers responsible for social security and labour.The con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-28

…re the employee has been able to benefit from all of the leave to which he was entitled, he shall receive, for the fraction of leave that he did not benefit from, an indemnity in lieu of leave determi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-23

…ive occupation authorisation may be subject to the payment, by the applicant, of a right of first accession fixed under the conditions set out in article L. 761-3. Without prejudice to the application…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215

…de and those of the Treasury, specially designated by order of the Minister of the Economy and Finance, must, at the first request of customs officers, produce either receipts certifying that these go…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2508

…ng conditions:a) (Repealed)b) The third paragraph is not applicable;c) The fourth paragraph is replaced by the following provisions:"The claim of the surviving spouse of the head of a craft or commerc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21

The following are deputy judicial police officers: 1° Civil servants in the active services of the national police who do not meet the conditions laid down by article 20; 1° bis Volunteers serving as…

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