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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 668

…tner linked by a civil solidarity pact or his cohabitee up to and including the degree of cousin descended from the first degree. The challenge may be exercised against the judge, even in the event of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-6

…de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique by duly constituted professional defence bodies, collective management bodies and the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or ba…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 611-26

Selective financial assistance helps to cover the following publishing costs:1° Purchases and pre-purchases of exploitation rights and, where applicable, payment of guaranteed minimums;2° Expenditure…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 62

…nion Customs Code and its implementing regulations, and with a view to detecting fraud, customs officers may, at any time, board and visit any vessel in the maritime zone of the customs radius, or in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitary installations

Article R1331-60

…not, on his own initiative, suspend the supply of water to the facilities or the use of toilets, except for imperative safety reasons.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Use and maintenance

Article R1331-63

Furnished or furnished accommodation, premises used for collective accommodation and tourist accommodation, and in particular their sanitary facilities, as well as their communal areas, must be in goo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Equipment

Article R1331-62

Furnished or furnished accommodation, collective accommodation and tourist accommodation must have equipment and furnishings that are clean and in good condition.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Use and maintenance

Article R1331-64

…ollective accommodation and tourist accommodation shall take all precautions to prevent the appearance and development of animals that are harmful to human health.Where it has not been possible to avo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Safety

Article R1331-61

…n tourist accommodation, each accommodation unit has an independent door fitted with a security device, such as a lock or bolt.In the case of a collective entrance, access to the rooms is independent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different election methods

Article R4311-62

…ils of the order of nurses, in the second paragraph of article R. 4125-28, the word "eight" is replaced by the word "ten".

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