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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-16

The mayor defines the rules relating to the collection of waste collected pursuant to articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 according to its characteristics. He shall impose separate collection arrangeme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-137

…to refer the case to the national authorities pursuant to Article 34 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall inform: 1°…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-70

…oncerned and the skills of the participants to whom these lessons are offered. It complies with the regulations in force concerning traffic or navigation in French maritime or inland waters. The nauti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-80

Each cylinder or set of cylinders of the same breathing gas is fitted with a pressure gauge or equivalent system to indicate the pressure during the dive. In the natural environment, each diver equipp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-2

…objectives pursued. These rules shall be drawn up in French or, in the cases defined by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, in another language customary in financial matte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L526-3

…n the transactions referred to in Article L. 526-2 as a regular occupation, subject to the laws and regulations applicable to that activity.For these electronic money institutions carrying out activit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10-1

…tings issued by credit rating agencies within the meaning of point b of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2

…ues for OTC derivative contracts not cleared by a central counterparty compliant with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC deri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-9

…e procedures for creating the fund and its organisational and operational conditions are defined by regulation. The joint fund is authorised to receive the resources mentioned in article L. 2135-10 an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-16

…use of its appropriations. This report is published in accordance with the procedures laid down by regulation.

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