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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-15

…ication of regulations relating to: 1° Fixed installations for heating and the supply of hot water; 2° Fuel gas and liquefied hydrocarbon installations; 3° The storage and use of petroleum products.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Banking intermediaries

Article L571-15

…ent services without complying with the obligation set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 519-2 is liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2312-13

Purchasers may conclude a defence or security contract at provisional prices only in the following cases:1° When, in the case of complex services or services using a new technique and either of an imp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-15

…ct to authorisation or declaration under…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-13

The publisher is obliged to render an account. The author may, in the absence of special terms provided for in the contract, require at least once a year the production by the publisher of a statement…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Monitoring the completion of the work

Article D2171-13

The project management team is responsible for monitoring the execution of the works and, where appropriate, for supervising them.The purpose of monitoring the execution of the works is, firstly, to e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-13

Dental assistants may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where he obtained it. Where the evidence…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-13

Publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services must declare their turnover each month and, where applicable, provide any supporting documents at the request of the Centre national du cinéma et de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-13

When investigating or ascertaining an offence or breach, authorised officers may note the identity of the person they are checking.If the person refuses or is unable to prove his identity, they shall…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-13

The table referred to in e of 6° of Article R. 312-10 indicates the amounts, periods and conditions of the instalments as well as the breakdown of each instalment between capital repayment, interest c…

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