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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disinfection.

Article R3116-11

Repeated offences under articles R. 3116-9 and R. 3116-10 are punishable in accordance with article 132-11 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-11

The College of the French Anti-Doping Agency may, within the limits that it determines, delegate decisions relating to the approval provided for in article R. 232-41-12-3 and the Therapeutic Use Exemp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-116

At least 15% of the maximum capital of non-trading property investment companies, as set out in their Articles of Association, must be subscribed by the public within one year of the opening date of t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1187-1

…to the proceedings before the latter are entitled to consult the file by virtue of article 1187. He may withhold certain documents where their production would pose a serious physical or moral danger…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for granting compensation.

Article D5424-11

The minimum number of hours of work giving entitlement to compensation for bad weather provided for in Article L. 5424-11 is set at 200 hours during the two months preceding the work stoppage.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1135 bis

…en the date of publication of loi n° 2002-92 du 22 janvier 2002 relative à la Corse and 31 December 2012, immovable property and immovable property rights located in Corsica are exempt from death duti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article D4311-15-1

…first name and the number obtained during the registration process provided for in article L. 4311-15;2° The words "Renewal nurse" ;3° The duration of this renewal, expressed in months and which may…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-22

The automated processing of personal data, referred to in II of Article 515-11-1 and known as the "anti-rapprochement bracelet", is governed by Articles R. 631-6 to R. 631-14 of the Prison Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

Financial aid may be granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée to support actions or projects of general or collective interest, or the overall activity of public or private bodies…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book I: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article A36-11

…ual recordings of interrogations of persons in police custody made pursuant to Articles 64-1 and D. 15-6 and transmitted to the courts must comply with the standards and recommendations set by the Gen…

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