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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-1-2

…direct debit for insufficient funds; 6° Charges for administrative seizure by a third party holder; 7° (repealed) 8° Charges for seizure of assets for payment; 9° (repealed) 10° Charges for occasional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Customer due diligence and liability.

Article L8281-1

…pensatory rest, public holidays, paid annual leave, hours of work and night work for young workers; 7° Conditions of membership of holiday and bad weather funds; 8° Minimum wages and payment of wages,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-14

…4° The activity report; 5° The investment programme; 6° The initial budget and amending decisions; 7° The financial account; 8° Contracts, grants and subsidies, above thresholds that it defines; 9° T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-104

I.-The following nuclear activities are subject to the declaration, registration or authorisation system mentioned in Article L. 1333-8, subject to the provisions of Article L. 1333-9: 1° For radioact…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article D1338-2

…effects on human health associated with these species and about measures to prevent and combat them;7° Developing and disseminating scientific knowledge about these species and their impact on human h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-33

…rvices; 3° Audit services; 4° Legal services; 5° Purchasing and public contracts; 6° Communication; 7° Information systems. These support and back-up functions may cover the services and facilities ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article D561-33

…l action to combat underground financial circuits, money laundering and the financing of terrorism; 7° Researching, collecting, exploiting and transmitting the intelligence referred to inArticle L. 81…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-18

…t, the information provided for in article R. 123-38, with the exception of that provided for in 6°,7° and 8° if it is a non-commercial grouping.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article A134-2

In support of his declaration, the applicant shall submit: I. In all cases, a copy of the written document signed with a principal, mentioning the content of the agency contract, or, failing that, any…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R3335-5

…nce with II of Article L. 3335-4; 6° The deductions are made monthly from the date of notification; 7° The actual operating revenues are those defined in 3° of Article R. 3334-0-1.

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