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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-4-1

…pervision includes the obligation set out in 8° of article 138, the provisions of articles R. 131-3 to R. 131-4-1 of the Penal Code are applicable. The certificate they contain serves in lieu of a rec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-4-1

The projects referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 561-2-3 are projects submitted by the same person for which the total of the amounts targeted for financing or the total of the amounts c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Special conditions for the "digestive system, endocrinology, diabetology, nutrition" option

Article D6124-177-44

In addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes: 1° At least one physiotherapist; 2° At least one dietician; 3° At least one psychologist; 4° At lea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40-1

People who are victims of one of the offences provided for in articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, who have contributed by their testimony to the ascertainment of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-4

…y are granted subsidiary protection, foreign nationals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 in order to submit an application for the is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article L3231-4-1

I. - The provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 3231-4 do not apply to loan guarantees or sureties granted by a département:1° For housing construction, acquisition or imp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Transmission and execution of requests for mutual assistance

Article 694-4-1

…r mutual assistance from a foreign judicial authority concerns acts committed outside national territory that are likely to be connected with the missions carried out, for the purposes of defending an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1-4

…he Institut national de la propriété industrielle organises free public access in electronic format to: 1° The list of geographical indications defined in Article L. 721-2, accompanied by the date and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-11

…characters at least one and a half times the height and width of the largest of the characters used to indicate the trade description. The marketing of a natural mineral water from the same source und…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-14

It is forbidden on packaging, labels and in advertising, in any form whatsoever, to use any indication, name, product or service mark, image or other sign, figurative or otherwise, which, when applied…

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