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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Accessibility obligations

Article L314-32

The creditor shall ensure that the information sheets provided for in articles L. 312-12 and L. 313-7 as well as the credit offers and agreements provided for in articles L. 312-13, L. 312-28 and L. 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions, approval or authorisation of the system manager

Article D424-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority of any authorisation granted to an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition, approval or authorisation of the manager

Article D425-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority of any authorisation granted to an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-61

…e quality of budgetary internal control: The following are subject to approval:general or category-based measures, relating in particular to remuneration or working time management and having an impac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-4

…tries appearing in the shared electronic recording device referred to in the same Article. In this case, the entries appearing in this securities account or in the shared electronic recording device a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-14

…he Agency will be deemed to constitute acceptance of the application. The same provisions apply in cases where a registered herbal medicinal product is now subject, in whole or in part, to the marketi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-27

…écurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may order any investigative measure he deems necessary and in particular: 1° Carry out any investigation relating to the manufactu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-5

…ertising or competitive tendering by the State or its public establishments, shall provide the purchaser, if the latter so requests, with all information on the technical and accounting elements of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-128

…ose mentioned in the summary of product characteristics of the proprietary medicinal product which has obtained marketing authorisation in France;-the classification of the product in the categories m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

I. - Once the order has been executed, the buyer and seller of the financial instruments referred to in I of Article L. 211-1 are definitively committed, the former to pay and the latter to deliver, o…

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