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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

…ARE WRITTEN L. 222-1 to L. 222-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 222-7 and L. 222-8 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 222-9 to L. 222-16 Resulting f…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER I: DEFINITIONS - GENERAL RULES FOR CREATION, USE AND CONTROL.

Article L211-2

The technical standards with an impact on safety applicable to the development, design and operation of civil aerodromes and civil areas of aerodromes open to commercial air traffic for which the Mini…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER I: DEFINITIONS - GENERAL RULES FOR CREATION, USE AND CONTROL.

Article L211-3

…demonstrated that it has taken all the necessary measures to ensure the safe development, operation and use of the airport equipment, goods and services required for aircraft traffic for which it is r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R252-1

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article D158

…us, occupation, family situation, means of support, level of education, habitual conduct, character and previous convictions. This information is supplemented by a statement of the facts that led to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article D150-3

When a person must serve several custodial sentences, the rules specific to persons convicted of one or more offences defined in Chapter I of Title II of Book IV of the Criminal Code relating to the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article D150-2

Where a convicted offender has to serve several custodial sentences, the rules specific to convicted offenders in a state of legal recidivism relating to the conditions for granting measures falling w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to all prisons

Article D157

The special file opened by the prison administration for any convicted and detained person includes a judicial section set up by the judicial authorities under the conditions provided for by the dispo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with instalments

Article R2313-2

The provisions of articles R. 2113-4 to R. 2113-6 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of ecolabels

Article R2311-9

The purchaser may state in the consultation documents that products or services which have been awarded an eco-label are presumed to meet the environmental characteristics mentioned in the technical s…

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