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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

…raphes 1 et 2 de l'article 12, des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l'article 13, du paragraphe 1 de l'article 14, du paragraphe 1 de l'article 15, du paragraphe 1 de l'article 17, des paragraphes 1 à 4 de l'art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4

…ly with the reporting obligations set out in Articles L. 152-1 to L. 152-1-2 and in Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash enter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-24

…torage facility in compliance with the provisions laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/573 of 15 December 2017 on the essential elements of data storage contracts to be concluded in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-181

…sation fund is set up at the initiative of the management company referred to in III of Article L. 214-168 or, where applicable, a sponsor referred to in IV of Article L. 214-175-1. Where the units or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Arrangements for monitoring workers' state of health

Article D4624-64

If the certificate or opinion mentioned in articles R. 4624-14 and R. 4624-25 is issued, the health professional will give his opinion with regard to the job and issue this document to each employer.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-2

…icle L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, the competent administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 1453-10, L. 1453-12 and L. 1453-14 of this Code is the Minister of Defence. For the application of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R541-1

…es R. 511-2 and R. 512-9 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014 containing various provisions adapting financial matters to European Unio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R1233-1

…ésion des territoires is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The accounting officer is appointed by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable before the Court of Cassation

Article R*49-31

…e course of an appeal, the separate pleading provided for in article 23-5 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 shall bear the words: "priority question of constitutionality". The other parties to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-19

…paragraph of article 93, II of article 94 and articles 97 to 99 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020.

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