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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Destruction before trial of certain categories of goods.

Article 389 bis

1. In the event of the seizure of goods :-classified by law as dangerous or harmful, or the manufacture, trade or possession of which is unlawful ;-as well as goods intended for human or animal consum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-4

Public and private health establishments and medico-social establishments shall implement the appropriate resources to deal with the pain of the patients they admit and to provide the palliative care…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-3

With a view to fulfilling its missions, the Agency may refer any matter to itself. Matters may be referred to it by the competent State authority, the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scient…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-8

Title IV of Book II of this Part, with the exception of articles L. 1243-8 and L. 1245-8, is applicable to Wallis and Futuna subject to the following adaptations:1° Article L. 1241-1 is applicable the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-23

No provision or stipulation may be invoked against the collège de résolution, the application of which would have the effect of hindering a resolution measure. In particular, the collège de résolution…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-1

The State determines the procedures for classifying furnished tourist accommodation in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree. The decision to classify a furnished tourist accomm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Exploitation on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L232-1

…place. Where there is a professional agreement relating to the period applicable to the mode of exploitation of cinematographic works by on-demand audiovisual media services, the period provided for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-36

When a professional agreement, made compulsory on the basis of Article L. 132-25 of the Intellectual Property Code, as it stood prior to Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, archite…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L251-6

The form of the operating account, the definition of gross receipts and operating costs and the conditions under which the opposable commission is negotiated are determined by one or more professional…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-3

The judge may grant renewable deadlines to occupants of inhabited premises or business premises whose eviction has been ordered by the court, whenever the persons concerned cannot be rehoused under no…

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