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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-13

Homeopathic medicinal products which satisfy all the conditions listed below are not subject to the marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8: 1° Oral or external administration ; 2° N…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5841-1

For the application of the provisions of Part Five in French Polynesia and except where otherwise provided: 1° The words: "representative of the State in the department", "representative of the State…

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

Article L954-10

The last sentence of the last paragraph of Article L. 462-1 is amended as follows:1° The words: "of the territorial collectivities" are replaced by the words: "of the Wallis and Futuna Islands"; 2° Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1-1

The State notifies the European Commission of the aid projects or aid schemes that the territorial authorities and their groupings wish to implement, subject to their compatibility with the State's de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-12

…are determined taking into account: 1° The seriousness and duration of the misconduct or breach complained of; 2° The quality and degree of involvement of the person concerned; 3° The situation and fi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-11

For affected credit agreements defined in 9° of article L. 311-1 concluded using a distance communication technique, the fourteen-day withdrawal period cannot be reduced.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Debt consolidation

Article L314-10

When the credit referred to in Article L. 312-1 are the subject of a credit transaction intended to group them together, the new credit agreement is subject to Chapter II.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain establishments

Article L451-17

The fact of carrying out ionisation treatments without holding the approval provided for in article L. 414-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-1-1

Annual season tickets giving access to professional sports competitions in which a sports association or a company mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 is taking part may only be sold by them,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article L214-190-1

I. - The assets referred to in II of article L. 214-168 are financial instruments, receivables or any other asset within the meaning of article L. 214-154, or risk or cash sub-participations. Direct o…

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