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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article L531-6

Without prejudice to any other penalties incurred, where the non-compliance of a product with the regulations has been established by a test or analysis, carried out following the taking of a sample p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R451-2

…stributing free of charge a foodstuff unfit for consumption, within the meaning of Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, as amended, laying down the general principles and requirements of food…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-14

…l rights to the use of the commune's public institutions and establishments, in accordance with the regulations enacted for this purpose, as well as to the enjoyment of communal property. Excluded fro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-24

…t the end of the second paragraph, the following words are added: "concluded in accordance with the regulations applicable locally". III.-For the application of article L. 2221-5-1, after the words: "…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-5

…chés financiers may delegate his signature in matters where he has specific powers under the law or regulations.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-24

…n the course of their duties and which may constitute a breach of the provisions of the AMF General Regulation relating to the rules of conduct or the conditions for carrying on the business of holdin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2422

Mortgage creditors cannot usefully take out a registration on the previous owner, from the publication of the transfer made to a third party. Registration has no effect between the creditors of an est…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-17-1

An on-call system is organised to meet urgent requirements for medicinal products outside the opening days generally used by wholesaler-distributors in their territory of distribution. All the wholesa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-1

…hird paragraph of I of Article L. 5134-1, the words: "by decree" are replaced by the words: "by the regulations in force locally" and the words: ", in particular by referring the pupil to a family pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-10

…t; after this deadline, the necessary measures may be imposed on the institution or organisation by regulation.

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