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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L541-1

…l apply to the sworn agents of New Caledonia mentioned in Article 86 of Organic Law n° 99-209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L. 541-2 and L. 541…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article D113-1

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 113-1, the following constitute international conventions relating to fundamental human rights: 1° The International Covenant on Civil and Political…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Fruit and vegetables

Article R412-25

…provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 4 to 7 and paragraph 4 of Article 11 and paragraph 3 of Article 17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of the European Parliam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Representative offices of investment firms

Article L532-15

…anagement companies, the notification provided for in Article L. 532-14 is sent to the Autorité des marchés financiers. The latter shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Master and feeder undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities

Article R214-31

…may not exceed the limit set in article R. 214-24 unless it has been authorised by the Autorité des marchés financiers to be constituted as a feeder UCITS.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-3

Before 15 March, the president of the general council and, where applicable, the presidents of the cooperation bodies, send the prefect a copy of the notification they have sent to the municipal counc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article R532-33

In the notification referred to in I of Article L. 532-34, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall send the European Securities and Markets Authority the AIFM's assessment of the reference Member St…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article D546-6

…red into between the body referred to inArticle L. 512-1 of the Insurance Code and the Autorité des marchés financiers. This agreement shall stipulate the frequency of payment of contributions.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment by purchasing card for contracts of legal entities governed by public law with a public accountant

Article R2192-37

…acquisition card as a means of executing contracts under the conditions set out in decree no. 2004-1144 of 26 October 2004 on the execution of contracts by acquisition card.The following may not be p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advisory service

Article L313-14

Advice is considered to be independent if it is provided on the basis of a sufficiently large number of credit agreements available on the market and if its provision does not give rise to any remuner…

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