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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-7

…ng the presence or absence of materials and products containing asbestos provided for in article L. 1334-13 is made up of: 1° In the case of the sale of residential buildings comprising a single dwell…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: CONTENTIOUS PROCEEDINGS

Article L614-16

…lance measures provided for in articles L. 721-6, L. 721-7, L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 741-1 and L. 743-13 are immediately terminated, and the foreign national is issued with a provisional residence permi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-18

…zure device sets its duration, up to a maximum of six months, depending on the circumstances of the case and the need for protection of the requesting party. The consent of the parties must be reitera…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-66

The president of the Conseil national des sapeurs-pompiers volontaires and, in the cases provided for in the third paragraph of article 44 of law no. 2004-811 of 13 August 2004 on the modernisation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-14

At the end of the procedure set out in article R. 5132-1-13, the Prefect of the département may decide to suspend for a fixed period or withdraw the structure's ability to prescribe a pathway to integ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…m that a code of conduct has received the approval of a public or private body when this is not the case; 4° Asserting that a professional, including through his commercial practices or that a product…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1447-2

For the application of article L. 1434-12-2 in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, references to the General Tax Code are replaced by references to locally applicable texts wi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice of concession

Article R3122-1

…in the framework of the award of public contracts and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 842/2011.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book IV: PROVISIONS RELATING TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L1400-2

The provisions of this Code apply ipso jure to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the provisions of the titles devoted to each of these collectivities in the book…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

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