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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43

…aph 4 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity as regards providers of order fulfilment ser…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-299

…sions to open safeguard or receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, without prejudice to 1° of Article R. 123-298, the following information is also requeste…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L752-14

…column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 322-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 322-2 to L. 322-10 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For the appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L753-14

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 322-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 322-2 to L. 322-10 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For the appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L754-13

…nd column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 322-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 322-2 to L. 322-10 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For the appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-232-1

…Article 4(1)(61) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013; 3° Organisations issuing debt securities as part of an asset-backed commercial paper prog…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-5

…direct public aid above the ceiling provided for in III of Article 10 of Decree no. 2018-514 of 25 June 2018 relating to State subsidies for investment projects.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Directorate-General for Labour

Article R8121-13

…Labour Organisation (ILO) of 11 July 1947 on labour inspection, as well as Convention No. 129 of 25 June 1969 on labour inspection in agriculture, Convention No. 178 of 22 October 1996 and regulations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-36

…l the entry into force of the agreements provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 et L. 1424-17, the minimum amount of direct and indirect expenditure relating to the staff and goods mentioned…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-2

…f a compulsory licence or an ex officio licence, mentioned in Articles L. 613-11, L. 613-15, L. 613-17, L. 613-17-1 and L. 613-19, may bring infringement proceedings if, after formal notice, the paten…

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