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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…h 2 i of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products and derived products not inte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…ation urbaine, recorded on 1st January of the year of allocation, or there existed on 1st January 2021 on the communal territory at least one multi-annual agreement concluded with the National Agency…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…electronically on the basis of the information mentioned in 2° of article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy; when this information is not available, the autho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…propriateness of the information provided in this respect in the notes to the financial statements. 21. The statutory auditor shall consult the minutes or records of the meetings held by the deliberat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

…ethoxy-1-methylethyl acetate 203-603-9 108-65-6 275 50 - 550 100 - Skin (7) - 1-Methylbutyl acetate 210-946-8 626-38-0 270 50 - 540 100 - - - Sec-butyl acetate 203-300-1 105-46-4 241 50 - 723 150 - -…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

…search ;2° The expected benefits and, in the case of research mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 1121-1, the foreseeable risks and constraints, including in the event of the research being terminated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-16-1

I.-For the duration of the research referred to in 1° of article L. 1121-1, the sponsor provides free of charge the investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the ancillary medicinal pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

I.-The AMF establishes and applies limits on the size of a net position that a person may hold at any time: 1° In agricultural commodity derivatives within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L773-15

…umn of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L774-15

…umn of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 519-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-1-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-2 Ordinance no. 20…

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