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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2402

…6° The claim of a first-time buyer holding a rent-to-own contract governed by the loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 definissant la location-accession à la propriété immobilière est garantie sur l'imme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-11

…ment et des produits de santé to certify that it holds the authorisation referred to in article L. 5124-3 or, for establishments or organisations manufacturing products referred to in article L. 1243-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-5

…ts de santé. For the gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1, in addition to the activities mentioned in the first paragraph, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-2

…nté that this device presents a serious risk, in disregard of the second subparagraph of Article 10(12) of the same Regulation, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000.III. -Fa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L940-1

…code shall apply in the territory of French Polynesia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 145-34 to L. 145-36, L. 145-38 and L. 145-39 ; 2° Book II, with the exception…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article D123-200

For the application of articles L. 123-16 and L. 123-16-1:1° In the case of micro-enterprises, the balance sheet total is set at 350,000 euros, the net turnover at 700,000 euros and the average number…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Urban Community

Article L5215-1

…are not required for urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-23

…11° The gendarmerie's specialised protection platoons placed near facilities of vital importance; 12° The departmental gendarmerie units mentioned in article R. 15-24 whose jurisdiction covers a dép…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L742-15

…lumn of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 2014-1 of 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L743-15

…column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 2014-1 of 2…

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