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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article R412-47

The labelling of a product sold under a private label will mention the name and address of the manufacturer if the manufacturer so requests.A product sold under a private label is considered to be a p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article R412-45

The labelling of a product benefiting from a milk registered designation of origin includes the name of the manufacturer or maturer of the product benefiting from the registered designation of origin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article R412-46

The specifications referred to in article L. 641-6 du code rural et de la pêche maritime may make it compulsory to use the words "appellation d'origine contrôlée" on the labelling and presentation of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article R412-48

The designations "pure cocoa butter chocolate" and "traditional chocolate" and all other equivalent designations are reserved for chocolates made solely from fats derived from cocoa beans, without the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article R412-44

…with a registered designation of origin for cheese includes the name and address of the manufacturer.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: Residence permits for professional purposes

Article R421-60

By way of derogation from article R. 432-2, silence kept by the administrative authority on the application for a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "seasonal worker" provided for in ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-60

The President of the Examining Magistrate's Court, after requesting the Public Prosecutor's written submissions, makes a reasoned order within three months. This order is notified to the public prosec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-62

Persons entered in the file pursuant to the first paragraph of B of II of article 19 de la loi n° 2015-912 du 25 juillet 2015 may apply to the juge des libertés et de la détention for the deletion of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-61

If the requests provided for in article 706-25-12, the public prosecutor shall inform the department managing the file of the decision, which shall proceed without delay, depending on the case, to era…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Funds open to non-professional investors.

Article R214-177

…racts referred to in III of Article L. 211-1, under the same conditions as those set out in Article R. 214-32-22.

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