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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory

Article L251-2

Decisions requiring people to leave French territory pursuant to Article L. 234-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Persons liable.

Article L211-2

The provisions of Article L. 211-1 do not apply to damage caused by railways and tramways.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article L3132-2

Reservists must meet the immunisation requirements set out in article L. 3111-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities and contentious actions

Article L2541-24

The municipal council deliberates on legal actions, subject to the provisions of article L. 2541-25.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L957-2

In the third paragraph of article L. 711-6, the words: "or the commune" are replaced by the words: "or the territory".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-28

Failure to comply with paragraph 1 of Article 77 and paragraph 2 of Article 80 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, on the communication of inform…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inspection.

Article L5313-2-1

For the sole purpose of recording the offences provided for in articles L. 5421-2, L. 5421-3, L. 5421-13, L. 5432-1, L. 5432-2, L. 5438-4, L. 5461-3 and L. 5462-3 of the Public Health Code, when commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-2

For operations other than the provision of services, the relationship between municipalities or their public establishments, on the one hand, and semi-public companies, on the other, is defined by a c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Law applicable to cross-border contracts

Article L253-2

For its application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 232-4 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 232-4 -Where the parties have chosen the law of a State other than France to govern the contract,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-2

Municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and mixed syndicates responsible for the collection and treatment of household waste within the meaning of Article L. 2224-13 or c…

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