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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prohibited and regulated commercial practices

Article R132-2

…on of services, in disregard of the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 121-11 are punishable by the fine provided for 5th class contraventions. Repeat offences are punishable…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-15

…13 may not be later than that of the temporary residence permit issued, pursuant to article L. 426-11, to a foreign national holding long-term resident - EU status in another European Union Member St…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-16

…n. Such consultation is mandatory in cases other than those referred to in 1° and 2° of Article 728-11.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-22-2

For the application of the third paragraph of the article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the public prosecutor may, for the same purposes and under the same conditions, make public, through the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-3

The associations referred to inArticle L. 122-1 and the sports companies referred to in Article L. 122-2 may grant sports betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in Article 21 of Law…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-7

…sitory may be registered in a securities account held by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, unless the issuer decides otherwise.Financial securities that are not admitted to the operatio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2681-2

…IIIIn Title VIID. 2371-3Title IXD. 2392-2Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019D. 2392-11D. 2396-2 and D. 2396-2-1Resulting from decree no. 2022-767 of 2 May 2022D. 2397-2In Book VIn Titl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial autopsies

Article 230-30

…estruction. Destruction is carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 1335-11 of the Public Health Code. However, subject to public health constraints and where these samples…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-6 (art R322-29)

…ce with the following layout: You can consult the cliché in the OJ n° 169 of 24/07/2009 text number 11 If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions as shown in the above layout shall be r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XII: Levy on online horserace betting for the benefit of racing companies

Article 1609 tertricies

…efined in the first paragraph of article 302 bis ZJ, from online horse betting mentioned in article 11 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation o…

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