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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-20

I.-In their wording resulting from Act No. 2018-1021 of 23 November 2018 on the evolution of housing, development and digital, the articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-5 and article L. 511-6, with the exceptio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22-2

The licence application provided for in Article L. 623-22-1 shall be made to the judicial court. The licence is non-exclusive. In particular, the court shall determine its duration, scope and the amou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-2

I. - In order to allow resources to be pooled, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status may collect, in place of its member municipalities, the amounts from which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-2

Authorisation is granted, taking into account the elements of the certification reports issued by the Haute Autorité de santé which concern the project for which it is requested and which are relevant…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-2

I.-When a distributor within the meaning of III of Article L. 511-1 contacts a policyholder or prospective policyholder by telephone with a view to concluding an insurance contract that does not fall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-2-2

Any breach, observed in an establishment, a health cooperation group or a laboratory, of the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the examination of genetic characteristics for medica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-21

The licence may not be transferred by its holder(s) independently of the business to which it relates.A pharmacy may be transferred in the course of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27

I.-Prior to the conclusion of a contract, providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall communicate to consumers, insofar as it concerns a service they provide: 1° The infor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article L121-2

…administered by a Board of Directors made up of:1° A Chairman appointed by decree;2° A Member of Parliament and a Senator;3° State representatives;4° Representatives of the Office's staff;5° Qualified…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Submission of applications

Article L531-2

Where France is responsible for examining the asylum application, the foreign national submits his application to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons within a time l…

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