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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electricity or natural gas supply contracts

Article R242-14

…contract, costs other than those explicitly provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 224-15 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Obligations to declare the transfer of medicinal products used in veterinary medicine

Article R5141-150

I.-The veterinarians mentioned in article L. 5143-2 declare, for sales of veterinary medicinal products containing one or more antibiotic substances, the following data: 1° The registration number of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-115

…conditions and within the time limits determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, to obtain communication of:1° The annual financial statements and the list of directors or members of the management…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-155

I.-The Director General of the Agency may ask the regional pharmacovigilance centres to carry out any pharmacovigilance investigations and work.He may also ask the drug dependence and addictovigilance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial organisational provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris

Article R6147-15

…eans of a reasoned decision, taking into account the reasons for the ministers' opposition. In this case, the Chief Executive Officer of Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris submits a new statement t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1187

…m the child has been entrusted. The lawyer may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file for the exclusive use of the educational assistance procedure. He may not transmit the cop…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-14

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 262, L. 263 B and L. 273 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, article 387 bis of the Customs Code, article L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code and II o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-145

No one may validly dispose of property seized in criminal proceedings except in the cases provided for in articles 41-5 and 99-2 and this chapter. From the date on which it becomes enforceable and unt…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Personal interview

Article R531-14

At the end of the personal interview, the applicant and his lawyer or the representative of the association accompanying him are informed of their right to obtain a copy of the transcript. Where a cop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-14

…only with the agreement of the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica.

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