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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-19

…13-792 of 30 August 2013 L. 525-3 and L. 525-4 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 525-5 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 525-6 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 525-6-1, with the exce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-3

…46-1 ; 2° The EU type-examination certificate provided for in point 6 of Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 for personal protective equipment or the EC type-examination certificate provided for in Ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22-1

…3° of II of article L. 232-9 in the context of establishing the profile mentioned in article L. 232-12-1, the matter is referred to a three-member committee of experts set up by the French Anti-Doping…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-9

…Commission shall commission an expert opinion under the conditions provided for in Article L. 1142-12. The Regional Commission may obtain any document, including medical documents. It may ask the pre…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-46

The author of the request determines the classification measure mentioned in article R. 211-12 that accompanies the work or document's endorsement and, where applicable, the warning mentioned in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-18

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 864

…compensation under the conditions provided for in Articles 706-3 (3° and last paragraph)(1) to 706-12, where their resources are below the ceiling for receiving partial legal aid, affected, where app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Specific procedures

Article 900

…btain compensation under the conditions set out in Articles 706-3 (third and last paragraph) to 706-12, when his or her resources are below the ceiling for partial legal aid, affected where applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Individual employers

Article D6331-67

…ns of this sub-section. II - The body mentioned in I has a management board made up of no more than 12 members representing employers and employees in equal numbers, appointed by the signatory organis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-2

…anies defined in Article L. 341-1 are subject to the accounting requirements set out in Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code.

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