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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to travel agencies and tour operators.

Article D421-4

The terms and conditions for the application of e of 1 of article 266 of the General Tax Code, cited in article L. 421-4, relating to the liability to value added tax of transactions carried out by tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-41

The derogations provided for in Article R. 1321-40 concern the values of the following parameters:1° With regard to 2°:a) Colouring (after simple filtration) ;b) (Repealed) ;c) Sulphates ;d) Nitrates…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…e provisions of this Title and the texts adopted for its application, the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective eq…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

I.-Information for data subjects is provided in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-1

…ro diagnostic medical devices and their accessories shall comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and with the provisions o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may exercise the right of access to data concerning him or her provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special rights reserved for customs.

Article 386

If the effects and papers of accountants are sealed, the revenue and other registers for the current year must not be sealed. The said registers are simply stopped and initialled by the judge, who han…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Claims or disputes relating to costs, emoluments and disbursements not included in the costs.

Article 721

In the case of Article 720, the judge shall rule according to the nature and importance of the activities of the auxiliary of justice or the public or ministerial officer, the difficulties they have p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Transfers from one court to another

Article 667

A judgment which has dismissed an application for committal on grounds of public safety, on the grounds set out in the first paragraph of Article 665-1, on the grounds of legitimate suspicion or in th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Detention of asylum seekers and transmission of their application to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-8

The submission, investigation and judgment by the administrative courts of appeals for annulment lodged against the decisions to keep persons in detention referred to in the first paragraph of article…

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