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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules specific to leases.

Article 1762

If it has been agreed in the lease contract that the lessor may come to occupy the house, he is obliged to serve notice in advance at the times determined by the use of the premises.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-45

Information transmitted by the departments and units referred to in article 695-9-31 may be used by the receiving department as evidence, unless otherwise stated at the time of transmission.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions common to events subject to declaration or authorisation.

Article R331-32

…o public traffic and their appurtenances to their original state, for which he has obtained private use on the occasion of the concentration or event.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4212-2

Dispensing gases for medical use at home without being authorised to do so under the provisions of article L. 4211-5 is punishable by a fine of €3,750.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-3

When an insurance undertaking uses financial futures instruments for the first time, it must inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in advance.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2321-3

The purchaser may not evade the application of this Book by splitting his purchases or by using methods of calculating the estimated value of the requirement other than those provided for therein.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-12

…rve an infringement, the authorised officers may take a sample of the goods or a copy thereof to be used as evidence. A report will be drawn up when a sample is taken.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of the terms "refurbished" and "refurbished product

Article R122-5

The expressions "new condition", "as new", "as new" or any equivalent wording may not be used for a product or spare part described as a "reconditioned product" or accompanied by the wording "recondit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article R412-9

…e or distribute free of charge, offer for sale, sell or distribute free of charge foodstuffs with a use-by date once that date has passed.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Designations of origin

Article R431-4

The Cour de cassation, on an appeal, has jurisdiction to assess whether the usages invoked for the use of an appellation of origin possess all the legal characteristics required by this section.

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