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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-2

…smitting the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 13 and paragraph 3 of Article 16 of the same Regulation; 3° For the person responsible for placing a cosmetic product on the marke…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Schedules

Article R4251-13

…es of waste produced in the territory provided for respectively by 1° and 2° of I of Article R. 541-16 of the Environment Code, as well as the summary provided for in 6° of II of Article L. 541-13 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…on. It may also employ contract staff under public law, who are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to non-tenured State empl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…e case; 15° Claiming that a product or service increases the chances of winning at games of chance; 16° Falsely claiming that a product or service is likely to cure illnesses, malfunctions or malforma…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

…to legal aid of both parties or of one of them pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 20 of Law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid.Where applicable, the judge presents the requesting…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…railers; b) The first paragraph of article R. 2241-19 of the Transport Code; c) Article 5 of Decree no. 2008-1455 of 30 December 2008 relating to the declaration and identification of certain motorise…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-3

…1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 312-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 312-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 312-5 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-94-1

…upervisory board memberships in companies that are controlled, within the meaning of article L. 233-16, by the company in which a mandate under the first paragraph is held. By way of derogation from t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-3

…rticle L. 511-44 and which are not included in the scope of consolidation defined in Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code to which the société de crédit foncier belongs. II. - The loans guaranteed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-1

…ode; 6° The measures set out in article L. 3121-14, in 1° of article L. 3121-44, in article L. 3122-16, in the first paragraph of article L. 3123-19 and in articles L. 3123-21 and L. 3123-22 of this c…

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