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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedural obligations and rights of appeal

Article L613-58

…taking concerned participates; 13° The competent authorities, within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 and L. 532-16, of the Member States of the European Union in which the undertaking mentioned in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1232-1

…s chairman and a member of a citizens' council provided for in the article 7 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 programming for the city and urban cohesion appointed by the minister responsible f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L774-14

…no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-18 to L. 518-20 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-21 and L. 518-22 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-23 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 20…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-1

I. - When, pursuant to the last paragraph of Article R. 441-21, the commitments of the insurance undertaking under an agreement are no longer represented in at least an equivalent manner by the assets…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

…ternal packaging, or on tobacco products themselves, in breach of the provisions of Article L. 3512-21 of the Public Health Code;10° Selling, distributing or offering free of charge tobacco products o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-5

…ssued by a Member State or a Member State Party, attesting to training that began before 18 January 2016.The list of certificates that must accompany evidence of formal qualifications is set by order…

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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 R4746-1

…atsoever: 1° Personal protective equipment within the meaning of 1) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2016/425: (a) Not accompanied by, or not provided with a secure and easily accessible internet link…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-5

…s are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 setting safety requirements for bicycles; 2° Electrically assisted bicycle…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 97

…ul in establishing the truth, as well as property whose confiscation is provided for in article 131-21 of the Criminal Code.When these seals are closed, they may only be opened and the documents exami…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88

…icle 63-4-2 and to l'article 63-4-3. This article is not applicable to the offences provided for in 21° of article 706-73.

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