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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of packaged drinking water

Article R1321-97

The provisions of articles R. 1322-44-19 to R. 1322-44-23 apply to the import of packaged drinking water, other than natural mineral water, and water-based ice cream.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks

Article R1322-44-5

…ub-section are set according to the procedures mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 1321-19. They are paid for by the operator.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions.

Article R4344-2

…s or outbuildings of commercial premises, without complying with the provisions of articles R. 4341-19 or R. 4342-16, is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Administrative penalties

Article R6241-2

For the offences mentioned in 19°, 21° and 22° of Article L. 6241-1, when the offender is not a medical biology laboratory, the procedure provided for in I, II and IV of Article R. 6241-1 is applicabl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…olicies available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica established by loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse et les départements de la Corse-du-Sud…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-8

…30 bis of the Code des pensions civiles et militaires de retraites and in Article 34 of Decree no. 2003-1306 of 26 December 2003 relating to the retirement scheme for civil servants affiliated to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R754-1

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-9

…January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings and by Council Regulation No 1 / 2003 (EC) of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-4

Articles L. 312-19, L. 312-20 and L. 312-21-1 are applicable to accounts opened in the books of persons providing investment or related services as provided for in Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-20

The granting of the approval provided for in article L. 212-19 is subject to the approval by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the programming commitments mentione…

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