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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mediation.

Article R742-19

For the application of articles R. 524-1 to R. 524-13 to the Merchant Navy, the Regional Director of Maritime Affairs exercises the powers conferred on the Regional Director of Labour and Employment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

…n (EU) 2017/746;2° For which the CE marking provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 has been improperly affixed;3° In the absence of a valid certificate of conformity drawn up in accord…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe D

…exclusive of VAT in terms of the price of the services provided. b) The amount (excluding VAT) in basic prices of the work carried out or services provided under the initial contract and the document…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: DECISION TO REFUSE ENTRY AT THE FRONTIER

Article L332-3

…nal pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016. It is also applicable during checks carried out at an internal border in the event of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-4

Any person who has not been registered with the Autorité des marchés financiers may not provide the services referred to in 1° to 4° of Article L. 54-10-2. Any person who is not registered as a provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-4

Natural persons implicated in an alert sent to the Autorité des marchés financiers or the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in respect of a breach mentioned in Article L. 634-1 may not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-23-1

…provided for in I ofArticle L. 511-27, subject to the observations and opinions of the Autorité des marchés financiers provided for in this sub-paragraph.Credit institutions wishing to use tied agents…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-14

…dity derivatives are traded shall apply position management controls. These controls shall include, as a minimum, the power for the trading platform to: 1° to monitor the open positions of the persons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-3

…authority or, where applicable, have a guarantor that meets the conditions laid down by order and has such a rating. The following are exempt from this obligation 1° Credit institutions and investmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-2

The declaration provided for in Article L. 513-10-2 shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It shall indicate 1° Th…

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