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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-100

In application of the provisions of article R. 322-41, the holder of one of the following diplomas may act as a hyperbaric prevention advisor for dives in the 0 to 40 metre range:-State certificate in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-99

By decision of the operator of the physical activity or sports establishment, a group of divers who hold a certificate issued by the Fédération française d'études et de sports sous-marins, the Fédérat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: General provisions

Article L3611-3

It is forbidden to sell or offer nitrous oxide in any form to a minor. Any person who sells a product containing nitrous oxide must require the transferee to prove that he or she has reached the age o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: General provisions

Article L3611-1

Causing a minor to misuse a commonly consumed product to obtain psychoactive effects is punishable by a €15,000 fine.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: General provisions

Article L3611-2

A maximum quantity authorised for the sale to private individuals of each product mentioned in article L. 3611-1 may be set by joint order of the ministers responsible for health and the economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-18

…guarantor's undertaking is terminated on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the guaranteed person or, in the case of a legal entity, on the dissolution of that e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liability insurance

Article R519-16

…icle L. 519-3-4 shall include cover for an amount that may not be less than a level set by an order of the Minister for the Economy.These guarantees take effect on 1 March for a period of twelve month…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-17

I. - The guarantee provided for in article L. 519-4 is triggered by the default of the intermediary in banking transactions and payment services, without the guarantor being able to claim the benefit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article D113-1

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 113-1, the following constitute international conventions relating to fundamental human rights: 1° The International Covenant on Civil and Political…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-20

I.-Persons born of medically assisted procreation with a third-party donor shall receive, when their application is submitted, the information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of…

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