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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

I.-Section 1 of Chapter I of Title III of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 612-40, if any of the persons referred to in I of Article L. 612-2, with the exception of those referred to in 4a, 5° and 11° of A and 4° of B, has breached a E…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25

For the "Contribution to the development of creativity" group, points are allocated as follows: 1° A total of 2 points are allocated to the "Heritage-based creation" sub-group when the video game is i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-7

I. - The prohibitions defined in article L. 511-5 do not prevent a company, whatever its nature, from : 1. In the course of its business, grant its contractors payment deadlines or advances; 2. Enter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1831-1

I. - The communes of French Polynesia are represented in the bodies established by Titles I, II and IV of Book II of Part One.II.-The provisions of the single chapter of Title II of Book II of Part On…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R772-2

For the application of Chapters I and II of Title VI of Book V in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° References to Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Econom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy

Article R772-1

For the application of Chapter I of Title VI of Book V in Saint-Barthélemy:1° References to Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area do not a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-1

In order to combat fraud, prevent the commission of the offences provided for in the articles 434-40-1 du code pénal et L. 654-15 of this code and to promote the enforcement of management ban measures…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

When it does not constitute the violation mentioned in 4° of article L. 232-10, the fact that any person, within the framework of the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5 and in art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-19

Participating in the maintenance or reconstitution, whether open or disguised, of an association or grouping dissolved in application of article L. 332-18, as well as participating in activities that…

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