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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-17

Approved sports federations, professional leagues created pursuant to article L. 132-1, supporters' associations and associations whose purpose is to prevent violence at sporting events approved by th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L612-2

For the application of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: On-call duty

Article L421-1

As an exception to the second and third paragraphs of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-3

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, the first paragraph of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-18

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out: 1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure; 2° When the goods are placed und…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-1

Victims of losses resulting from contamination by the human immunodeficiency virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived products carried out on the territory of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L6473-4

The provisions of Article L. 3334-1 and Article L. 3334-2 are applicable to the collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to French economic interest groupings and European economic interest groupings

Article L253-1

It is prohibited for any person or entity to make an offer to the public, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, of the membership rights of an economic interest grouping…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-15

When none of the judges of the Commercial Court fulfils the conditions of seniority required either to rule in matters of safeguard, receivership or judicial liquidation, judicial settlement or liquid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-13

Shares are freely transferable by inheritance or in the event of the liquidation of community property between spouses and freely transferable between spouses and between ascendants and descendants. H…

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