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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Adding value to products and services

Article L462-2

For the application of article L. 462-1 : 1° In article L. 431-2, references to articles L. 641-7 and L. 642-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are replaced by references to locally applicable p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-21

If the itinerary of the event referred to in article A. 331-20 includes one or more liaison sections within the meaning of article R. 331-18, the application for authorisation must also include a list…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-1

I.-Before taking the decisions referred to in the last two paragraphs of Ia of Article L. 613-20-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in consultation with the other competent autho…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-26

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SPORTS CODE 1. Head protection items : - helmets intended for sports use with, where appropriate, their chin straps, with the exception o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Exercise by a taxpayer of shares belonging to the municipality.

Article R2132-2

Where the administrative court does not rule within two months or where authorisation is refused, the taxpayer may appeal to the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-14

For the purpose of drawing up the account defined in Article A. 132-13, the share of the financial result to be entered as revenue in this account is equal to the sum of the following two elements :1.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-2

When celebrated by a foreign authority, the marriage of a French national must be preceded by the issue of a certificate of capacity to marry drawn up after completion, with the diplomatic or consular…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4351-24

The following are laid down by order of the Minister for Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation ;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders

Article A526-7

The descriptive statement of business assets provided for in II of article D. 526-30 and intended for publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales contains the following i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-23

The agreement provided for in Article L. 1233-21 may not derogate from : 1° from the general rules of information and consultation of the social and economic committee provided for in articles L. 2323…

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