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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-84

…ingle Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 30 March 1961 or the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 21 February 1971, as well as products containing such substances or preparations, plants or parts of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232-1

…data being made available to the public for canvassing purposes pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

…issued pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters is also notified by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article D5123-4

…rency Committee, the composition and operation of which are set out in articles R. 163-15 to R. 163-21 of the Social Security Code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to ski lifts.

Article R342-22

…articles R. 472-1 to R. 472-21 of the town planning code apply to ski lifts.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-16

…f the sterilisation of these devices under the conditions set out in articles R. 6111-18 to R. 6111-21.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7

…t falls within the scope of advertising within the meaning of the article 20 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004for confidence in the digital economy. This decree also sets the terms and conditions ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-2

…prohibited by Article L. 320-1 of the Internal Security Code or betting prohibited by the Act of 2 June 1891 regulating the authorisation and operation of horse races.The Ministers shall lift the pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-3

…pplication, under the conditions provided for in the 8 of the I of article 6 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, to any person mentioned in 2 of I of the same ar…

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