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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L775-32

…1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 548-6Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 II.-For the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-1

Failure to comply with Article 5(d)(3) and (8) and Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-2

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs is the competent authority to impose the administrative fines provided for in article L. 362-1 of this Code, under the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical support

Article R4451-131

…national defence requirements, access for the labour inspection officers mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 to the records of sources and equipment emitting ionising radiation which are sent to it in app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article R4451-134

The Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire may carry out: 1° The verifications provided for in section 6 of this chapter, notwithstanding the provisions of articles R. 4451-40 and R. 4451-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical support

Article R4451-133

The Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety) shall issue a technical opinion on the orders issued pursuant to this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical support

Article R4451-132

The Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety) defines, after consultation with the Minister for Work, the organisational and pricing co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-283

…e trades and crafts sector under the derogation conditions provided for in the article 26 du décret n° 98-247 du 2 avril 1998 relatif à la qualification artisanale et au secteur des métiers et de l'ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: "Animator" speciality

Article A212-46

…speciality of the vocational diploma in youth, popular education and sport mentioned in article D. 212-21 is set out in the relevant order dated 27 April 2016 (NOR: VJSF1603369A).

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-9

In accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in order to guarantee the right of residence of legal residents and to combat the illegal entry and residence of foreigne…

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