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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5441-3

…ditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in article R. 5441-1 are liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the procedures set out in article 131-41 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5442-3

…R. 5442-1 are liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the procedures set out inarticle 131-41 of the French Penal Code, to the confiscation of the veterinary medicinal product which was used…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-3

…by the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of article 21, may inspect vehicles travelling or stopped on the public highway or in places acc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 quater C

European economic interest groupings that are set up and operate under the conditions provided for by Council of the European Communities regulation no. 2137-85 of 25 July 1985 do not fall within the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the sale.

Article 1589-2

Any unilateral promise of sale relating to an immovable, an immovable right, a business, a right to a lease relating to all or part of an immovable or to the securities of the companies referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-4

…orité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation to use an internal risk assessment approach as referred to in Article L. 511-41 on behalf of several credit inst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-44-1

…f Article L. 613-42 and II bis of Article L. 613-56 ; 2° The measures referred to in Article L. 511-41-3, I and II of Article L. 511-41-5 and Articles L. 612-32 and L. 612-33 and, where applicable, th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-40

Subject to the provisions of article A. 322-41, operators of establishments existing on 6 July 1999 must comply with the provisions of article A. 322-20, the second paragraph of article A. 322-24, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-1

Chapter I of Title I of Book I of this Part is applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting from Law No. 2017-1836 of 30 December 2017 on the financing of soc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article R2223-62

When the conditions laid down for obtaining authorisation are met by the management company, enterprise, association or establishment, authorisation is granted for a period of five years. However, whe…

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