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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-19

…laboratory is subject to the economic and financial control of the State provided for by the décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat dans les entreprises publiques nationales et…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Use and habitation

Article 632

He who has a right of habitation in a house may live there with his family, even if he had not been married at the time the right was given to him.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Part I: Legal community

Article 1400

The community, which is established in the absence of a contract or by the simple declaration that one is marrying under the community regime, is subject to the rules explained in the three sections t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work equipment that is new or considered new

Article R4312-1-2

Fence energisers are subject to decree no. 96-216 of 14 March 1996 on the technical rules and certification procedure applicable to fence energisers.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-7

…the annex to this article on the basis of the nomenclature of activities provided for by decree no. 2007-1888 of 26 December 2007 approving the nomenclatures of French activities and products: ON THE…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Milk products, colostrum and milk or non-milk fats

Article R412-28

…milk, colostrum, milk products and colostrum-based products" of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended, laying down specifi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France

Article A212-182-1

A copy of the form required to renew the declaration provided for in article R. 212-88 is given in appendix II-12-2-b. This form specifies the list of documents required to renew the declaration. When…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional and continuing vocational training funds.

Article L4332-1

…cation of this paragraph;The appropriations mentioned in the previous paragraph shall be reduced in 2005, 2006 and from 2007 by an amount of 197.2 million euros, 395.84 million euros and 593.76 millio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-2

…to the section level of the nomenclature of French activities defined in the appendix to decree no. 2007-1888 of 26 December 2007 approving the nomenclatures of French activities and products; g) Wher…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
TITLE VII: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L371-1

…r completion: -is imposed by an international standard or European Union law; -is prior to 31 March 2015; -is prescribed by a provision coming into force after 31 March 2021.

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