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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-1

…f 16 April 2014; (b) Clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 governed by the provisions of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-9

…he first paragraph of article L. 1612-2 for the adoption of the primary budget are postponed to 1st June and 15th June respectively. In this case, the deadline for the transmission of the accounting o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…exemption is subject to compliance with Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-7

…he first paragraph of article LO 6262-2 for the adoption of the primary budget are postponed to 1st June and 15th June respectively. In this case, the deadline for the transmission of the accounting o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIX: Special seizures

Article 706-141

…e enforcement of the additional penalty of confiscation under the conditions defined in article 131-21 du code pénal, to seizures carried out in application of this code when they relate to all or par…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-22-1

…s à un contenu illicite aux personnes mentionnées au 2 du I de l'article 6 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique par les agents habilités, dans les conditio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article D14-1

The judicial police officers listed in article 21 shall give an account of all crimes, offences or contraventions of which they have knowledge in the form of reports sent to their hierarchical superio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-82

The drawee must pay, notwithstanding the absence, insufficiency or unavailability of funds, any cheque drawn on a form issued by it for an amount equal to or less than 15 euros, the account holder and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L767-1

For the ex officio enforcement of a deportation decision taken in accordance with article 3 of law n° 71-569 of 15 July 1971 relating to the territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-4

…ion, the prescription of one of the medicinal products mentioned in 6°, 14° and 15° of Article L. 5121-1, in Article L. 5121-3, and points a and d of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 139…

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