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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article D314-15

…nature involving similar risks, mentioned in article L. 314-6, are calculated by the Banque de France. The Minister for the Economy publishes these rates and the corresponding usury thresholds in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-15

The declarations provided for in Article L. 5131-5 shall be made in accordance with the procedures and standard form laid down by order of the Minister for Health on a proposal from the Director Gener…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the entry into national territory of the elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they are not authorised in the Member State of origin

Article R1245-15

…hat do not have the authorisation provided for in Article 6(2) of Directive 2004/23/EC on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, stor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-15

…these facilities. However, when the equipment in question is allocated to the exercise of a competence transferred to the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation or to the mixed syndicate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health monitoring

Article L1413-15

State services and local authorities, their public establishments, public and private health establishments, the armed forces health service, social and medico-social establishments and services, emer…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L611-15

An invention is considered industrially applicable if its subject matter can be made or used in any kind of industry, including agriculture.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-15

The act of recording or causing to be recorded on a file, in breach of the provisions of article L. 312-22, the names of persons making use of the right of withdrawal, is punishable by a fine of 300,0…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-15

The powers of the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Executive Chairmen terminate from the date of the court decision taken pursuant to article L. 237-14 or the dissolution of the company…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article R313-15

The creditor or credit intermediary shall warn the borrower of the need to provide accurate and complete information so that a proper assessment can be made. The lender or credit intermediary shall in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-15

The qualifying examination is held at least once a year. It is taken before a national selection board, which chooses the test subjects. The examining board is chaired by a senior or first-grade judic…

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