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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…of Article L. 3511-3 and the second paragraph of Article L. 3515-7 shall not apply;2° Article L. 3512-4 is amended as follows:a) The words: "sale of a tobacco product at a price lower than that appro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14

…ed in the table below: Offences against persons:-crimes against humanity (articles 211-1,211-2 and 212-1 to 212-3 of the Penal Code) -Voluntary attempts on life (articles 221-1 to 221-5 of the Penal C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-116

Services relating to the rules of co-ownership or the description (numbers 94 and 95 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a fee:1° Of 377.31 €, for the drawing up of the deed of rules of co-owne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 335

The following depositions may not be received under oath:1° Of the father, mother or any other ascendant of the accused, or of one of the accused present and subject to the same debate;2° Of the son,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2315-80

…5-94 in the absence of any indicator relating to professional equality provided for in article L. 2312-18 ; 2° By the committee, out of its operating budget, up to 20%, and by the employer, up to 80%,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

…on from the national commission for authorisation to practise provided for in L. 4111-2 and L. 4221-12 ; 3° If the practitioner is no longer in compliance with the regulations relating to residence an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-1

…87 [Redaction conforme au dernier alinéa de l'article 1er de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2013-679 DC du 4 décembre 2013], 706-95 à 706-103,706-105 and 706-106 are applicable to the inves…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-23

Urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale ayant élargi ou non leurs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-5

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that proposes, through its articles of association, to defend the moral interests and honour of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article D45-2

In application of article 367, the judgment of the assize court shall be valid as a detention order until the period of detention has reached that of the sentence pronounced, without prejudice to the…

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