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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D764-13

…019-966 of 18 September 2019D. 452-8n° 2005-1211 of 21 September 2005II. - For the application of I:1° In article D. 452-2, the words: "within the meaning of article 5 of the law of 1st July 1901" are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-25

…y is placed in a coffin fitted with a watertight bowl complying with the following characteristics: 1° strength; 2° Watertightness; 3° Biodegradability when it is intended for burial or combustibility…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R1142-53

…ject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R1142-55

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article D211-53-2

I.-The National Ski and Mountaineering School's areas of activity include : 1° Alpine skiing and related activities; 2° Mountaineering and related activities; 3° hang-gliding. II - The areas of activi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for sales by judicial auction.

Article R642-29-1

…onditions of sale shall be filed by the pursuer at the registry of the enforcement judge of the competent judicial court within two months of the publication of the order of the official receiver. As…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-4-2

Failure by the facilities referred to in Article L. 6322-1 to keep the registers referred to in Article L. 5212-2-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic aid (R)

Article R4253-4

…1 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and of the décret n° 2001-495 du 6 juin 2001pris pour son application, are attached to the deliberations awarding t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to doorstep selling and the distance provision of financial services.

Article R353-1

…aragraph of this article, failing to provide the person canvassed with the information mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of article R. 341-16 and that mentioned in 7° of article L. 341-12, or providing t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-10

…shareholders if shares in the company have been offered to the public other than those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the same…

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