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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-38

Where an electronic money issuer uses a person to distribute electronic money on its behalf within the meaning of Article L. 525-8, it shall remain liable for the reimbursement provided for in this Se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-32

The amount of the charges following a reimbursement shall be proportionate and related to the costs actually incurred by the electronic money issuer.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" logo

Article L431-3

An official visual identification sign, known as the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" logo, within the meaning of Article 2 of Article 6 ter of the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 for the Protectio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2132-3

The mayor may always, without the prior authorisation of the town council, take any protective or interruptive action in respect of forfeitures.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

One of the formations of the supervisory board or the resolution board shall examine the conclusions drawn by the departments of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the course of i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Profession of pharmacist

Article L4412-3

In Mayotte, by way of derogation from the provisions of articles L. 4211-1 and L. 4211-7, persons other than pharmacists or herbalists carrying out an activity involving the supply of medicinal plants…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article R311-3

Persons required to draw up a preventive recovery plan shall inform the supervisory board as soon as possible if, in implementing the plan, they adopt a recovery measure provided for therein. They sha…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the appraisal phase

Article R2212-3

When the partnership contract is awarded in the form of a framework agreement, the assessment of how the project will be carried out and the budgetary sustainability study are carried out before the f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Division of the application

Article R612-34

Until the fee for granting and printing the patent specification has been paid, the applicant may, on his own initiative, proceed to file divisional applications of his initial patent application.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Requests concerning national defence

Article R612-30

The court seised pursuant to Article L. 612-10 rules both on the merits and before the court by decisions that do not contain any analysis of the invention of such a nature as to lead to its disclosur…

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