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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-4

…er raw or processed.Without prejudice to labelling requirements laid down by specific provisions of European Union law, where the country of origin or place of provenance of the food is indicated and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-8

The Competition Authority may declare, in a reasoned decision, that the referral is inadmissible for lack of interest or standing on the part of the referrer, or if the facts are time-barred within th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure

Article R5121-51-1

In order to obtain recognition, by at least one other Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, of a marketing authorisation granted by the Direct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-34

…r General of the National Police and the Director General of the National Gendarmerie shall jointly report annually to the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties on the ver…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-16

The conditions for the application of this section are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-12

Provided they apply within three months of entering France, the spouse of a foreign national holding long-term EU resident status in another EU Member State and a temporary residence permit issued und…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-15

…suant to article L. 426-11, to a foreign national holding long-term resident - EU status in another European Union Member State.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-13

…entered France as a minor, of a foreign national holding long-term resident - EU status in another European Union Member State and a temporary residence permit issued pursuant to article L. 426-11, p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-14

For the application of articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13, all the applicant's own resources and, where applicable, those of his or her spouse or parent, are taken into account, independently of the fam…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-15

…3° of Article R. 2123-1, the estimated value of the need for which is equal to or greater than the European threshold applicable to these contracts, which is set out in a notice annexed to this code,…

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