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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-6

…s of the following provisions:1° Chapters I, II and IV of Title I of Book I;2° Sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;3° Chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII of Title I of B…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-19

…deleted 6° The management and use of funeral chambers; 7° The supply of hearses and mourning cars; 8° The supply of personnel and objects and services required for funerals, burials, exhumations and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2224-12-2

…f the first paragraph of II and the first sentence of the sixth paragraph of III of Article L. 2224-8, they are reimbursed in full by the owners for the costs of all kinds incurred by this work, inclu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-9

…ervices managing a compulsory social security scheme and by those mentioned in articles 1106-9,1234-8 and 1234-20 of the Rural Code;benefits listed in II of Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-76 of 7 Janua…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-2

…rson mentioned in article L. 212-3 ;3° A person holding a qualification mentioned in article A. 322-8.III - A certificate attesting to successful completion of the test provided for in I is given to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article L351-1

…e customer is a natural person acting for non-business purposes, and in articles L. 315-5 to L. 315-8 , or with one of the prohibitions set out in I of article L. 312-1-2, is punishable by a fifth-cla…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-2

…ll also set the conditions for client admission in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 425-8. The rules of the system, and any amendments thereto, shall be approved by the Autorité des marché…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-3

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of III of Article L. 522-8, payment institutions may engage in an activity other than the provision of payment services on a regular basis, subject to the legi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Employee member of a joint health, safety and working conditions committee in agriculture.

Article L2412-9

…plies to the former representative or candidate during the periods provided for in articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-10. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, the employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Local representative

Article L2412-4

…ve or to the candidate for local representative during the periods provided for in articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-9. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, the employe…

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