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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

…f the municipality in 2020 multiplied by the correction coefficient mentioned in B of IV of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finances for 2020; 1° ter The product determined by a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…ed for in Article L. 3114-1 ;12° (Repealed) ;13° (Repealed) ;14° (Repealed) ;15° Cosmetic products ;16° The micro-organisms and toxins mentioned in Article L. 5139-1 ;17° Tattoo products;18° Software…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-1

…s and Futuna:1° Book I, with the exception of the second paragraph of Article R. 112-4, Articles R. 162-2, R. 162-3 and R. 162-7 ;Article R. 121-1 as amended by Decree no. 2020-1452 of 27 November 202…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…to R. 612-28 and R. 613-42 are applicable in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2022-196 of 17 February 2022;7° The provisions of Book VII with the exception of Article R. 717-11 as well as Artic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…8 and Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geograph…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R442-3

…421-59, the words: "under Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1541-1

…99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and article 7 of organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, articles R. 1110-8 to R. 1110-14 are aut…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-2-1

A Therapeutic Use Exemption takes effect on the date on which it is notified. However, an authorisation may take effect on an earlier date, which it mentions: 1° In an emergency or in the case of urge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-3

…body may impose a penalty on the healthcare professional under the conditions set out in article L. 162-1-14-1 of the Social Security Code.Except in emergencies and in cases where the healthcare profe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-18

I.-The model referred to in article L. 1111-11, which may be used to draw up advance directives, includes: 1° The following information: a) The identification details referred to in article R. 1111-17…

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