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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preventing obesity and overweight

Article R3232-7

…ions of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on the provision of food information to consumers. II.-The commitment o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-3

…loss as a result of intentional or unintentional acts which have the material nature of an offence may obtain full compensation for the damage resulting from personal injury, where the following cond…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution

Article L5212-33

…st paragraphs of Article L. 5711-4 ;b) Or by the consent of all the municipal councils concerned.It may be dissolved:a) Either at the reasoned request of the majority of these municipal councils by or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the categorisation of eligible customers and counterparties

Article D533-4

…ts referred to in the first paragraph of paragraph 1 of II of Annex 2 to Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014, other than those referred to in Article D. 533-11.II. - An investment service provider oth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1524-6

…erritory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2017-885 of 9 May 2017, subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article R. 1413-79 is amended as follows: a) The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

…ing conditions:a) The levy under the solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region may not exceed 11% of the municipality's actual operating expenditure plus product mitigation and mi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

An organisation mentioned in 1° of Article L. 135-1 may not apply Article L. 135-2 only after having: 1° Carried out diligent, proven and serious searches for rightholders, pursuant to the first parag…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-5

…respect of commitments covered by the auxiliary allocation accounts referred to in Article L. 142-4 may not claim any right over the assets and rights resulting from the accounting records in these ac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-5

…121-5 of the Intellectual Property Code and the principles set out in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-25 of the same code relating to the determination of their remuneration. These standard clauses are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R783-21

…572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-23n° 2019-798 of 26 July 2019R. 621-24n° 2021-29 of 14 January 2021R. 621-25no. 2014-551 of 27 May 2014R. 621-26Order no. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018II. - For the applicati…

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