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Showing 651660 of 44213 articles for Art. CE 21-2-1979 n° 4896

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-21

…ht-hand column of the 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. 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-21

…ht-hand column of the 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. 201…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-211

The notice concerning a declaration relating to the sale, transfer, contribution to a company, allocation by division or by auction of a business shall contain:1° The information required by article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-21

…an of the establishment's medical commission or the chairman of the establishment's medical conference, a system to ensure the quality of sterilisation of medical devices in compliance with good hospi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Levies

Article R512-21

…but only in one sample, and the counter-expertise can be carried out on this sample, it shall be placed in its entirety under seal. As soon as the analysis or test permits, the goods or parts thereof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-21

…ition, consumption, labour and employment, an inter-company occupational health and prevention service may not oppose the membership of a company within its remit. An inter-company occupational health…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-21

…effect. The legal entity or sole trader shall immediately inform all the beneficiaries of its services by individual letter. In the absence of proof that this obligation has been fulfilled, and after…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended employment contracts

Article L1254-21

…s the clauses and information relating to the relationship between the company providing the freelance administration services and the supported employee: 1° The methods for calculating and paying the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-21

…ed in 1° to 1°c and 5° to 6°a of Article L. 561-2 shall implement the following specific due diligence measures, the intensity of which shall vary according to a risk-based approach: 1° They shall col…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-132

Projects that meet the following conditions are eligible for support for the creation of original music:1° They must be intended for cinematographic works that :a) Have been approved for investment;b)…

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