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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on tobacco product packaging

Article R3512-26

I. - In addition to the health warnings provided for in Article L. 3512-22 and the warnings relating to the impact on the environment of the abandonment of waste resulting from the consumption of toba…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article R6241-28

…employers and establishments appearing on the lists provided for in articles R. 6241-21 and R. 6241-22 of the Labour Code. Establishments in the same region receive an identical amount of the balance…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-30

…contract. Where the production or exploitation of the work is continued pursuant to articles L. 621-22 et seq of the French Commercial Code, the administrator is required to comply with all the produc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-1

…he internal market and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/ EC, consisting of: 1° Blocking or restricting a customer's access to an online interface or redi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-4

…he words "passeport talent (famille)" (talent (family) passport) as provided for in articles L. 421-22 or L. 421-24, a multiannual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT" (seconded IC…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

…ply to a minor child who may acquire French nationality pursuant to articles 21-7, 21-11, 21-12 and 22-1, nor to a convicted offender who has benefited from an automatic pardon or a judicial pardon in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-135

…ns itself, or by delegating its power or authority under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 225-129-1 or L. 225-129-2, may cancel preferential subscription rights for the entire capital increa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

…314-13, L. 314-14, L. 314-19 et L. 314-20Resulting from Order No. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L. 314-22 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 314-23, with the exception of its fourth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-61

…ancial year, for financial years ending between 2 January 2017 and 1 January 2018; c) No later than 22 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 2 January…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

…ar les articles L. 132-5 et L. 132-15 du code de l'urbanisme" are deleted;5° 4° bis, 12°, 15°, 21°, 22°, 25°, 26° and 31° are deleted.III. - For the application of Article L. 2321-3, the dates: "1997"…

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