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French Civil CodeIn force
General provisions

Article 717

The rights over effects thrown into the sea, over objects which the sea rejects, of whatever nature they may be, over plants and grasses which grow on the shores of the sea, are also regulated by part…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 982

…testator is ill or wounded, be received, in military hospitals or medical units, as defined by army regulations, by the chief medical officer, whatever his rank, assisted by the managing administrativ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: European multilateral trading facilities

Article L424-10

The Autorité des marchés financiers has the same powers over multilateral trading facilities in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Econo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Token issuers

Article L552-3

…include an offer of tokens open to subscription by a limited number of persons, set by the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, acting on their own behalf.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-5

The conditions set out in Chapters II, IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are applicable to the provision of the services mentioned in Article L. 547-4, provided that the project…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Guaranteed minimum.

Article L3231-12

…1-4. It is used in particular to assess benefits in kind. This guaranteed minimum may be raised, by regulation, to a higher level than that resulting from the application of the first paragraph.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Combating the misuse and dangerous use of everyday consumer products

Article L3823-5

…4-1 and L. 3334-2" are replaced by the words: "in places where drinks are consumed subject to local regulations".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-7

…oth sexes. The conditions governing the organisation and approval of these schools are laid down by regulation. The conditions for admission to midwifery schools are set by the provisions of article L…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-6

…oncerned, with the intensity rates provided for in 5 (c and d), 6 and 7 of Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notice

Article R2331-1

…otice.This notice shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in the European Commission Regulation establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the framework of procuremen…

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