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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-12

…que was refused payment; 6° The reason for the refusal to pay and the amount of insufficient funds; 7° An indication, if applicable, that the cheque was issued in defiance of an injunction issued purs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1232-4-4

I.-A person may refuse to have an organ removed from him or her after his or her death, primarily by registering on the automated national register of organ removal refusals under the conditions set o…

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

Article R1322-44-10

…h the exception of filtration or decantation;6° Warnings relating to levels of certain constituents;7° The commercial designation, when it differs from the name of the source;8° The sales name mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-57

The minimum floor area and ceiling height of tourist accommodation rooms, excluding sanitary facilities, correspond to those set for the first category by the classification table provided for in arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-4

…R. 1333-139;6° Not being able to present the list of premises provided for in Article R. 1333-144; 7° Not complying with the conditions laid down in the authorisation provided for in Article R. 1333-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R490-2

I. - The following are appointed as representatives of the Minister responsible for the economy before the civil and criminal courts of first instance and appeal, for the application of article L. 490…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8-1

For the application of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 621-2, the matter shall be referred to the court by means of a writ of summons for the purpose of extending the proceedings or reun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-23

…6° "Sorting at source": sorting at source as defined in Article L. 541-1-1 of the Environment Code;7° "Collection": any waste collection operation, including sorting and preliminary storage, with a v…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R544-1

…well as with the stakeholders of these companies and, if so, the scope and nature of this dialogue; 7° The policy for preventing and managing potential conflicts of interest.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-23

I. - The persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 shall inform the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 and their supervisory authority designated in Article L. 561-36 of the identity o…

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