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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-4

The official report of the transport company's failure, referred to in article L. 821-12, includes:1° The name of the transport company;2° The references of the flight or journey concerned;3° In the e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-9

…ject, depending on the case, to the declaration system provided for in articles R. 762-10 to R. 762-12, or to the applications for authorisation provided for in I of Article L. 310-2. In this case, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-16

…m all the artists making up the cast of the performance, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence, by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…engthening the book economy and reinforcing fairness and confidence between its players;Articles L. 122-5, L. 122-5-3, L. 122-5-4, L. 122-5-5, L. 122-6-1, L. 134-3, L. 134-4, L. 134-5, L. 134-6, L. 13…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R272

…99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and Article 94 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. "

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-7

The mayor shall provide the elected official receiving the financial aid, before 1 February of the year following its award, with a certificate stating the total amount of aid received and specifying…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D774-40

I. - Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Articles D. 561-4-1 to D. 561-54 are applicable by operation of law in Fren…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Service vouchers

Article D3123-22-4

Before 1 February of the year following the year in which the financial assistance was granted, the president of the general council shall provide the elected representative receiving the assistance w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-14

…Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by 15 February each year at the latest, an annual statement of the stocks held at 31 December of the previ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-29

…judge decides to refer the matter to himself pursuant to the last paragraph of I of article L. 3211-12, he shall give the person undergoing psychiatric care, his lawyer as soon as he has been appointe…

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