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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-9

In addition to the cases provided for by European Union regulations, the customs administration may, at the written request of a person authorised to use a geographical indication or of any organisati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-9

The region is responsible for the operation and equipment of the schools referred to in article L. 4151-7 when they are public. It may participate in the financing of the operation and equipment of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article D441-1

The mass market products mentioned in I of Article L. 441-4 and the references to which they correspond in Annex II of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1749/1999 of 23 July 1999 amending Regulation (EC)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation of a payment transaction

Article D133-1

For the purposes of Article L. 133-6, where a specific payment instrument is used to give consent, the payer and the payment service provider may agree spending limits for payment transactions execute…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

When investment service providers other than portfolio management companies trade over-the-counter financial instruments that are economically equivalent to commodity derivatives, units referred to in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D2311-14

For the application of Article L. 2311-6, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-14

For the application of Article L. 3661-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be written back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-9

The share of the equalisation allowance for the regions mentioned in Article L. 4332-8 received by the overseas regions is determined by applying to the total amount of the equalisation allowance thre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-9

For their application to Réunion, the articles L. 1424-51 to L. 1424-58 are subject to the following adaptations:At the proposal of the board of directors of the fire and rescue service of Réunion and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-12

The use of electronic Internet voting is organised in compliance with the fundamental principles governing electoral operations, access to the vote for all voters, the secrecy of the ballot, the free…

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