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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-7

…and the referenced offerer, including on what falls under advertising within the meaning of article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance en l'économie numérique. Any online platf…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L837-2

…ench authorities responsible for border control"; 3° In Article L. 821-9, the words "€10,000" and "€20,000" are replaced by the words "€3,000 to €5,000" and "€6,000 to €10,000" respectively.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-48-5

…greement of the resolution college or by its parent undertaking within the meaning of III of L. 511-20 with the agreement of the resolution college acting as resolution authority on a consolidated bas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-16

…in this company or shares issued by companies created under the conditions provided for in article 220 nonies of the General Tax Code, as well as shares in a company in the same group within the meani…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-19

…mented by the central service for the preservation of biological samples mentioned in article R. 53-20-1. This processing may include a common reference number with the national automated genetic fing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-1

…ment for a substance classified as dangerous, in breach of Article 48(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-10

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A: 1° Interest, arrears and all other income from negotiable loans contracted from the entry into…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-16

The census procedure initiated by the municipality, as provided for in article L. 1332-1, aims to establish before each bathing season the list of bathing waters subject to the provisions of this sect…

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

Article 231-12

…a population of 100,000 or more;2° Category D: cinemas located in urban units with a population of 20,000 or more but less than 100,000;3° Category E: cinemas located in urban units with a population…

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