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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

…tact with food and its Annex 4° the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008 of 27 March 2008 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis

I. - 1. Financial securities lent by a company are taken in priority from securities of the same nature acquired or subscribed to at the most recent date.The claim representing the financial securitie…

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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 L4746-1

…set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC or with the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

The Board of Directors decides on matters relating to the purpose of Pôle emploi. It deliberates on : 1° Annual guidelines and business development plans ; 2° Measures designed to facilitate recruitme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-2

…t company's decisions concerning the scheme are lawful. The General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall specify the terms and conditions for the application of this I, in particul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2

…ever, under the conditions and within the limits set by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, and with the exception of the extract referred to in the fifth paragraph, they m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on offering advantages

Article L1453-4

…lated by this code, to osteopaths and chiropractors mentioned inarticle 75 of law no. 2002-303 of 4 March 2002 relating to patients' rights and the quality of the health system and to psychotherapists…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-46

…332-2 and classified in the category of money-market UCITS and FIAs, as defined by the Autorité des marchés financiers, are treated in the same way as cash held. When the cash is to be received at a m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2302

The professional creditor is obliged, before 31 March each year and at its own expense, to inform any guarantor who is a natural person of the amount of the principal of the debt, interest and other a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Setting up.

Article L3334-2

…thout using the services of the institution mentioned in I of article 8 of order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006, when this plan is not offered in the territory of another Member State or in another Sta…

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