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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National Council.

Article R4322-23

…he restricted panel responsible for deliberating in the cases provided for in II of article L. 4322-10-1. This panel also includes the member of the Conseil d'État who assists the National Council or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

…artists: 1° 25% of sums from private copy levies; 2° All sums collected pursuant to Articles L. 122-10, L. 132-20-1, L. 214-1, L. 217-2 and L. 311-1 and which could not be distributed either pursuant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

…ding or in a complex of buildings covered by the provisions of the aforementioned law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965, or belonging to holders of real property rights over the premises, or to holders of sh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

…o Article R. 385-18.II. - Chapter XII of Title I of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-126

Candidates who have obtained an average of 10 out of 20 or more in all the tests defined in article A. 212-125 will be offered final admission to the examination for the specific part and will receive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-3

…no financial overcompensation for the activities mentioned in Article L. 6111-1 and Article L. 6147-10. Where necessary, it recovers any sums unduly delegated.Overcompensation only occurs when the hea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Comparative advertising

Article L122-6

…1 and L. 122-2 do not give rise to the right of reply as defined by the Article 13 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press and the article 6 de la loi n° 82-652 du 29 juillet 1982 sur l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-8

…foreign national who loses refugee status pursuant to F of article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees, as well as in the event of fraudulent acquisition of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-6

…he exclusion clauses provided for in sections D, E or F of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951.The same section F shall also apply to persons who are instigators of, accessories to, or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Effects on French nationality of transfers of sovereignty relating to certain territories

Article 32

French nationals originating from the territory of the French Republic, as constituted on 28 July 1960, and who were domiciled on the day of its accession to independence in the territory of a State w…

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