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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…of 22 May 2019 L. 312-1-2 order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 312-1-3 order no. 2016-1808 of 22 December 2016 L. 312-1-4 law no. 2015-177 of 16 February 2015 L. 312-1-5 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-1

…ng, personal hygiene, general hygiene and cleanliness, other domestic uses in public and private places, as well as for the preparation of foodstuffs and goods intended for human consumption in food b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for financial assistance

Article 122-2

In support of their application, persons requesting financial assistance shall submit a file comprising: 1° A form containing the information required to examine the application; 2° The supporting doc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-7

The specifications for a specific geographical indication: 1° The name thereof; 2° The product concerned; 3° The delimitation of the associated geographical area or specific place; 4° The quality, rep…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-10

In the absence of a written request from the person authorised to use a geographical indication or the organisation for the defence of geographical indications and outside the cases provided for by Eu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-5

Officers are empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Sections 1, 2, 5, 10, 11 and 12 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;2° Sections 1 and 2 and sub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796 bis

I. - Donations in cash received by a person who is the victim of an act of terrorism, within the meaning of I of Article 9 of Law no. 86-1020 of 9 September 1986 relating to the fight against terroris…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Administrative composition

Article L621-14-1

…als breaches by a person referred to in 9° of II of Article L. 621-9, in II of Article L. 621-15, except in the case of breaches referred to in f of II of the same Article L. 621-15, and with the prof…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-10

…on the provision of food information to consumers, the following particulars:1° The name of the source consisting of one or more natural or drilled outlets ;2° The place of exploitation and, in the ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-15-1

…the proposed acquisition has sound and prudent management and taking into account the likely influence of the proposed acquirer on the portfolio management company, the suitability of the proposed acq…

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