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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-18

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 include: 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 4, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 J…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater L

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-3

…a period which may not be less than eighteen months following the entry into force ofOrder no. 2022-1075 of 29 July 2022 on the development of climate risk management tools in agriculture, in the abse…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-3

The collegiate body with competence in medicine provided for in II of Article L. 231-2 and III of Article L. 231-2-1 corresponds to the medical committee provided for in point 2.4.2 of Annex I-5.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
PRELIMINARY CHAPTER: GENERAL RULES APPLICABLE TO CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article L1410-1

…cts of local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments, as defined in article L. 1121-1 of the Public Procurement Code. These contracts are awarded and executed in accordance with t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: PENALTY OF BANNING FROM FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L641-1

…imposed on a foreigner guilty of a felony or misdemeanour is governed by the provisions of articles 131-30, 131-30-1 and 131-30-2 of the Criminal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-145

…ader in any property, whether built or unbuilt, mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 526-1 (numbers 139 to 141 in table 5) give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-3-1

…t refuse to treat a person for one of the reasons referred to in the first paragraph of article 225-1 or article 225-1-1 of the Penal Code.Any person who believes that he or she has been the victim of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Prevention of acts of terrorism

Article 706-25-15

…nts for the prevention of acts of terrorism undergo compulsory training before taking up their duties. They participate in proceedings under the responsibility of the magistrates of the public prosecu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-2-1

…A person undergoing psychiatric care pursuant to Chapters II and III of this Title or Article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is said to be in psychiatric care without consent.The person i…

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