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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-20

…nditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 312-14, L. 312-15, L. 312-16, L. 332-8, L. 332-9 and L. 332-10, in the second paragraph of articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-3

…of Nurses, under the supervision of the National Council, carries out the duties defined in article L. 4312-2 at departmental level. It represents the profession in the department and acts as a concil…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest

Article L751-4

In the event of house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2, the provisions of articles L. 572-7, L. 732-1, L. 732-3, L. 732-7, L. 733-1 to L. 733-4 and L. 733-8 to L. 733-12 shall apply.However, for th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article L532-1

…apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) pursuant to Articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-8, L. 512-1 to L. 512-3, L. 513-1 to L. 513-5, L. 531-1 to L. 531-35, L. 531-41 a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L835-1

…ess otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 810-1 to L. 812-2L. 813-1 to L. 813-4L. 813-5La loi n° 2023-22 du 24 janvier 2023 d'orientation e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L836-1

…ess otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 810-1 to L. 812-2L. 813-1 to L. 813-4L. 813-5La loi n° 2023-22 du 24 janvier 2023 d'orientation e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L131-7

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 112-8 is subject to an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed 75,000 euros for a natural person and 1% of turnover excluding tax achieved in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-1

…ns concerned without holding the authorisation or certificate of compliance provided for in article L. 1111-8 or processing this data without complying with the conditions of the authorisation obtaine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-6

…to donation without complying with the health safety rules required under the provisions of article L. 1211-6 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 eu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CHECKS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OR WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L811-6

…nistrative authority by each of the authorities or private persons mentioned in 1° to 8° of Article L. 811-4.

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