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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-31

I.-When the corrective measures taken in application of article R. 1321-27 do not enable the quality of the water to be re-established at the point of compliance defined in 1° of article R. 1321-5, th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Court fees

Article R131

…mpanied by a third party, the latter shall be entitled to the compensation provided for in articles R. 129 and R. 130.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R429

Article R. 249-8 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 249-8.-An appeal against the decision may be lodged with the court mentioned in a and b of Article R. 249-6 by the Public Prosecutor's Office at the req…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 26: Fibres and textile products

Article R412-42

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 2 to 5, 7 to 17, 19, 20 and 26 as well as Annexes I to IX to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliamen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-3

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to the legal weekly working hours and maximum daily working hours set out in articles L. 3121-27 and L. 3121-18 and the decrees set out in articles L. 31…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financing Corsica's sustainable development plan

Article R4425-7

For the establishment of the sustainable development plan for Corsica referred to in Article L. 4424-9, the special contribution from the general decentralisation grant provided for in article L. 4425…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c) Issuing copies to third parties

Article R172

The provisions of articles R. 167 to R. 170 do not apply to access to decisions, acts or documents exercised pursuant to articles L. 213-1 to L. 213-5 of the Heritage Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R421-1

By virtue of 5° of article L. 421-1, the following are punishable by the penalties laid down in article L. 422-1 : 1° The fact, for an operator of a cinema, of setting up a cinema access scheme withou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R426

Article R. 233 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 233.-Unless there are special provisions, payment of costs is made by the Treasury on the basis of a certified or taxed statement or brief from the party…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-26

…n the list mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1 has not declared the information mentioned in Article R. 821-14-7 or paid the contributions due under Article L. 821-6-1, the High Council shall give form…

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