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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-1

Cosmetic product means any substance or mixture intended to be placed in contact with the superficial parts of the human body (the epidermis, the hair and capillary systems, the nails, the lips and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-14

In the cases referred to in this chapter, the court may prohibit the sale and order the seizure and confiscation of the aforementioned medicines, products, objects and devices, as well as the seizure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-1

The valet is liable for the loss of the objects to be transported, except in cases of force majeure. He is liable for damage other than that resulting from the inherent vice of the thing or force maje…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Rights of producers of videograms

Article L215-1

The producer of videograms is the person, natural or legal, who has the initiative and responsibility for the first fixation of a sequence of images with or without sound. The authorisation of the pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Rights of audiovisual communication companies

Article L216-1

The reproduction of its programmes, as well as their making available to the public by sale, hire or exchange, their radio or television broadcasting, their making available to the public online and t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Retention of contracts concluded by electronic means

Article L213-1

Where the contract is concluded by electronic means and relates to a sum equal to or greater than an amount set by decree, the professional contracting party shall ensure that the writing recording it…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Abuse of weakness

Article L121-10

It is prohibited to abuse a person's weakness or ignorance in order to obtain, without any real consideration, sums in cash or by transfer, bank or postal cheques, payment orders by payment card or cr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-1

Notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, the consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a Member State of the European Union pursuant to Counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-10

Specific State subsidies calculated on a pre-tax amount are not deducted from actual investment expenditure taken into account for the calculation of allocations from the Value Added Tax Compensation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary section

Article L231-1

School health doctors, occupational health doctors, military doctors and general practitioners contribute, in liaison with specialist doctors, to preventive measures relating to physical activity and…

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