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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-10

…d for in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on the provision of food information to consumers, the following partic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Professional qualifications, procedures and quality system

Article R1333-70

…includes :1° A statement of quality controls for medical devices as provided for in Article R. 5212-25 ; 2° A report on the recording and analysis of events that may lead to accidental or unintentiona…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…9-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-9 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 211-10 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 211-11 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-12 order no. 2011-1895 of 19 December…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R773-39

…l, as qualified by locally applicable provisions equivalent to those implementing Regulation No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-39

…l, as qualified by locally applicable provisions equivalent to those implementing Regulation No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-3

…he European Union pursuant to Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article L1142-26

…tions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in article L. 1142-25 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, the pena…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-4

In the case provided for in article L. 25-1 of the Highway Code, as stated in that article, "the insurer of the owner of the vehicle is obliged to guarantee, within the limits of the contract, compens…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-12

…es and to allow their own shareholders to benefit from these rights. The provisions of articles L. 225-25 and L. 225-49 of the Commercial Code do not apply to central insurance companies. The provisio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-6

As an exception to the second paragraph of Article L. 225-1 a société européenne may form a société européenne of which it is the sole shareholder. It is subject to the provisions applicable to the Eu…

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