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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recording by bankers of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds.

Article R131-14

…order, each assigned a number in an unbroken annual series. The records provided for in articles R. 131-12 and R. 131-13 are kept and must be able to be substantiated for one year from the date of reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-16

…er or downstream user is unable to provide all or part of the information referred to in Article R. 1342-15 within the time allowed, he shall inform the designated body referred to in Article R. 1342-…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-20

Any operation relating to the processing mentioned in article R. 6351-13 is recorded, including the identification of the user, the date and the nature of the intervention in this processing. These re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-73

In compliance with the provisions of articles R. 5126-12 and R. 5126-13, the internal-use pharmacy may be authorised to have premises located in any place dependent on the department or organisation t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-2

…pplies where the debtor has committed a serious breach of the obligations set out in Article L. 526-13 or fraud against a creditor holding a general lien on the assets covered by the proceedings.For t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-2

…lso practise as medical biologists:1° From the date of entry into force of Ordinance no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 on medical biology, a person who fulfils the conditions for practising medical biolo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6

I. - Société du Grand Paris may award an overall contract to an economic operator for all or part of the design, construction and development of the infrastructure of the Greater Paris public transpor…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

I.-A trading venue is a regulated market within the meaning of Article L. 421-1, a multilateral trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 424-1 or an organised trading facility within the mean…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-19

I.-With a view to providing the service referred to in Article L. 321-1.2, investment service providers other than portfolio management companies shall adopt and apply procedures to ensure that client…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-2

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of II, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 20…

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