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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L4001-1

The practice of a health profession includes public health missions which include : 1° The reporting obligations set out in this Code, in particular articles L. 1413-7, L. 1413-14, L. 1413-15 and L. 3…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R652-1

…E RÉDACTION R. 623-1 to R. 623-3 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 623-4 Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019 R. 623-5 to R. 623-33 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R615-1

…ciations; 5° Two representatives of professional organisations. The provisions of Article 74 of Law n° 2014-873 of 4 August 2014 for real equality between women and men and of décret n° 2015-354 du 27…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L654-1

…le below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 610-1L. 611-1L. 611-3La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 612-1 à L. 612-3…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R354-1

…of the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR WORDING R. 341-1 to R. 341-19 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 696-111 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, when they relate to offences provided for in this Code, the alerts provided for in Article 24 of Council Regulat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article D775-19

…4 of 6 September 2017D. 532-37 with the exception of III and IVNo. 2021-941 of 15 July 2021D. 532-38n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 532-41n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-10

The organiser or retailer shall make the refunds required under II and III of article L. 211-14 or, under I of article L. 211-14, refund all payments made by the traveller or on his behalf less the ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-1

I.-Internal use pharmacies meet the pharmaceutical needs of the patients cared for by the establishment, service or organisation to which they belong, or within a regional hospital grouping or a healt…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-15-1

Where a breeder cannot obtain or exploit a plant variety right without infringing an earlier patent, he may request the grant of a licence under that patent insofar as such licence is necessary for th…

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