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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-10

…to state that a credit transaction or agreement, or a credit transaction consisting of grouping together previous loans, may be granted without any information enabling the borrower's financial situa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-9

…the place where they are established;3° The constitution of the applicant's lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de Cassation;4° An indication of the civil decision handed down by a court of firs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-10

Renewal of the authorisation is subject to compliance with the conditions set out in articles L. 6122-2 and L. 6122-5.It may also be subject to the conditions mentioned in the second paragraph of arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions

Article L7342-10

…val, shall fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court whose seat and jurisdiction shall be determined by decree, to the exclusion of any other contentious or administrative appeal. The appeal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation

Article R1231-10

…by the committee of experts, when this authorisation is required in application of IV of article L. 1231-1. After receiving these documents, the Agency may issue a proposal for matching potential dono…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Continuous post-operative monitoring.

Article D6124-101

…by one or more paramedical staff, or midwives for the procedures provided for in 1° of article D. 6124-98, assigned exclusively to this room during its period of use and whose number depends on the n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-10

…family situation, or against substandard housing and accommodation incompatible with human dignity, may exercise the rights granted to civil parties with regard to the discrimination punishable by art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation

Article R5213-10

Authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by reasoned decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé where the advertising of the medical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation

Article R5223-10

The authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by reasoned decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé where the advertising of the in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article R311-10

…résolution temporarily suspends, restricts or prohibits the free disposal of all or part of the assets of a person subject to resolution proceedings, pursuant to 6° of Article L. 311-30, it may presc…

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