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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5213-2

The advertising defined in Article L. 5213-1 relates to the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 which have the EU d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-2

The advertising defined in Article L. 5223-1 shall relate to the devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 which have the EU declaration of conformity provided for in Article 17 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article L2243-2

The mayor will issue a provisional report stating that a plot of land is in a state of manifest abandonment, after the plot has been identified and a search has been made in the property register or l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-25

Pharmacists or their agents are prohibited from soliciting orders from the public. It is forbidden for pharmacists to receive orders for medicinal products and other products or objects mentioned in a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-23

The way in which lenders remunerate their staff and credit intermediaries is without prejudice to the obligations mentioned in Article L. 314-22. The staff concerned are natural persons who work for t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

Without prejudice to the information obligations provided for in article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-5-2

Where available, the certified information referred to in article L. 4371-5-1 is used in lieu of supporting documents to fulfil the obligations set out in article L. 4371-5.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-2

I. - Laws and, when they are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force in Saint-Barthélemy on the date they set or, failing that, the day after thei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6313-2

I. - Laws and, when published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force in Saint-Martin on the date they set or, failing that, the day after their publication…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6413-2

I. - Laws and, when published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on the date they specify or, failing that, on the day foll…

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