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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-4

Chapter V of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna.Article L. 1115-3 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1109 of 24 August 2021 consol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-42

The mutual insurance companies defined in Article L. 322-26-1 and the companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-4 shall operate under the conditions set out in this Section subject to the specific pr…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R211-1

The regulatory provisions of Titles I and II are applicable to any natural or legal person who engages in the transactions referred to in Article L. 211-1, subject to the provisions of the second sent…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2018-1

Where the trust agreement provides that the settlor retains the use or enjoyment of a business or property for business use transferred to the trust assets, the agreement entered into for this purpose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles, scope and standing

Article L1143-1

Subject to this chapter, Chapter I of Title V of Law No 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century and Chapter X of Title VII of Book VII of the Code of Adminis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L731-3

Any breach of Article L. 731-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €100,000. The fine is imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs under the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional nature parks.

Article D343-3

The rules relating to regional nature parks are set out in Chapter III of Title III of Book III of the regulatory part of the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R121-6

The amount provided for in the third paragraph of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Sports and leisure equipment, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L242-50

Any failure to comply with article L. 224-113 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal person. This fine is impos…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

After reminding the holder of the property that he is obliged to inform him whether the property has been subject to a previous seizure and, if so, to provide him with the minutes of such seizure, the…

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