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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Hire purchase and hire with a promise to sell

Article L313-63

The provisions of article L. 314-20 are applicable to contracts subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article R623-15

The provisions of articles R. 623-20 to R. 623-22 are applicable to this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article D4241-25

…cretariat of the commission is provided by the decentralised authority mentioned in article D. 4241-20.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-8

…are specified in the following table: WORKFORCENUMBERof exitsTOTAL NUMBERof passage unitsLess than 20 people11 20 to 50 people1 + 1 accessory1 (a)or 1 (b)251 to 100 people22 or 1 + 1 clearanceaccesso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R784-11

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 613-10 to R. 613-12no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-13no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 613-14n° 2021-941 of 15 July 202…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-3-1

…y technician in a blood establishment without fulfilling the required conditions but who, on 23 May 2004, can provide proof of training in medical biology examinations performed in a blood establishme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-17

…he digitised image of fingerprints, are read by the processing mentioned in Article 1 of Decree No. 2019-452 of 13 May 2019 authorising the creation of an electronic means of identification called "Ce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article D762-3

…wording resulting from the decreeD. 421-2 to D. 421-5 and the first sentence of article D. 421-6No. 2007-904 of 15 May 2007

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article D763-3

…resulting from the decreeD. 421-2 to D. 421-5 as well as the first sentence of article D. 421-6No. 2007-904 of 15 May 2007

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of the commune of Lyon (R).

Article R2513-4

The Lyon municipal social action centre is subject to the provisions of decree no. 95-562 of 6 May 1995 relating to municipal and inter-municipal social action centres and the municipal social action…

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