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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing approval.

Article R6312-8

Vehicles specially adapted for medical transport fall into the following categories: 1° Specially adapted vehicles: a) Category A: "ASSU" emergency ambulance; b) Category B: "VSAB" asphyxiated and inj…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-4-5

…application of Article L. 111-4-1, the following sports and leisure articles are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 201…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-16

I. - The information relating to the management of rights that a collective or independent management organisation is required to make available to each rightholder pursuant to I of Article L. 326-3,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions.

Article 1575

…lands in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-686 of 29 July 2023 with the exception of the provisions of Titles IV and V of Book II, Articles 1074-2 to 1074-4, the fifth paragraph of Article 114…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L4433-1

Chapter II of Title V of Book II of this Part is applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4432-1

Chapter I of Title V of Book II of this Part is applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-2

When they issue electronic money, the following institutions and services are also considered to be issuers of electronic money, without being subject to the provisions of Chapter VI of this Title and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-7

…r any undertaking other than those mentioned in article L. 526-1 to use a name, a corporate name, advertising or, in general, expressions that give the impression that it is authorised as an electroni…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-4

Special dematerialised payment vouchers subject to specific legislative or regulatory provisions or to a special public law regime, which are intended to be used exclusively for the acquisition of a l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-3

It is prohibited for any person other than those mentioned in articles L. 525-1 and L. 525-2 to issue and manage electronic money within the meaning of article L. 315-1 on a regular professional basis…

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