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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-57

…of receipt of the batch;2° The name, quantity and batch number of the medicinal premix or premixes used;3° The nature and quantity of the feed used;4° The trade name or, failing that, the nature and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-3

The economic interest group or company using the leasing facility is considered to be a user within the meaning of Article 5 b of Ordonnance n° 67-837 of 28 September 1967.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-12

In the event of notorious abuse in the non-use by a phonogram producer of the exploitation rights that have been assigned to him, the competent civil court may order any appropriate measure..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 247

…pinion, the disclosure of which would infringe privacy or any other legitimate interest, may not be used outside the proceedings unless authorised by the judge or with the consent of the interested pa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 593

…for the vines; he may also take, from the trees, annual or periodic products; all according to the use of the country or the custom of the owners.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 172

Unless exceptional dispensations are granted by the Director General of Customs and Excise, the temporary admission declaration must be made out in the name of the person who will use or employ the im…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-8

Any advertising relating to the use of ionising radiation in human or veterinary medicine, when directed at persons other than doctors, veterinary surgeons or pharmacists, is punishable by a fine of €…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Control of video exhibition revenues

Article D222-3

Persons whose business is the publication of videograms intended for private use by the public must visibly display the publisher's reference number allocated to them on each videogram they publish an…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to other buyers

Article L2221-3

For other purchasers, the assessment of how the project will be carried out, the budget sustainability study and the opinions on these are presented to the decision-making body, which decides on the p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to certain global contracts

Article L2371-1

The purchaser may decide to use the global contracts mentioned in article L. 2171-1. The provisions of articles L. 2171-2 to L. 2171-7 then apply to these contracts.

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