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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…e same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…e same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-29

…echnical device to access, including in an open standard within the meaning of Article 4 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, a work or object protected by a tech…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VB

…etained for the determination of gratuitous transfer duties, the acquisition price means the actual market value on the date of entry into the assets of the transferor based on a detailed and estimate…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Jurisdictional rules

Article L716-5

…idity based exclusively on one or more of the grounds listed in Article L. 711-2, in points 1 to 5, 9 and 10 of the I of Article L. 711-3, in point III of the same Article and in Articles L. 715-4 and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-3

…shments or organisations authorised in application of the provisions of articles L. 1243-2, L. 4211-9-1, L. 4211-9-2, L. 5124-1 or L. 5124-9-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15

Any person referred to in I and III of article R. 519-4 shall ensure that its staff meet the conditions of professional competence set out in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 and applicable t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electronic offers and promotions

Article L132-26

Any breach of the obligations mentioned in articles L. 122-8 and L. 122-9 relating to promotional offers and operations by electronic means is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-4

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-5 to L. 224-25-9 relating to the formation, modification and duration of the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: The Departmental Director of Fire and Rescue Services

Article L1424-32

…ental director of fire and rescue services are appointed to their posts pursuant to Article L. 1424-9 and, in overseas departments, after receiving the opinion of the minister responsible for overseas…

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