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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-19

…rior and exterior accessories, as well as cinerary urns; 5° Paragraph deleted 6° The management and use of funeral chambers; 7° The supply of hearses and mourning cars; 8° The supply of personnel and…

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

Article L533-10-1

…all risk profile of the managed portfolio. In particular, portfolio management companies do not exclusively or mechanically use credit ratings issued by credit rating agencies within the meaning of po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-4

…this purpose. Only the managers of the biology department or medical laboratory may issue an alert using the information system referred to inArticle R. 1413-58-1. These reports are made available ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-72

…package leaflet of the homeopathic veterinary medicinal products referred to in article L. 5141-9 must bear the following information exclusively: 1° The very clear indication "homeopathic veterinary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16

…bringing together members with a view to pooling their contributions and distributing the assets thus accumulated either among the survivors or among the beneficiaries of the deceased, or do not fall…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 undecies

I.-The general tax on polluting activities is declared and settled by the taxpayers in accordance with the following procedures:1° For taxpayers liable for value added tax subject to the normal actual…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-11

…ot subject to the provisions of articles L. 312-4 to L. 312-18 of the Monetary and Financial Code, must open a bank or post office account into which the funds received in return for the transfer of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Hire purchase and hire with a promise to sell

Article L313-61

…the event of default by the lessee, the lessor may claim reimbursement from the lessee, subject to justification, of the taxable costs incurred by the lessee as a result of such default, to the exclus…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-15

The purchaser may, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, award a contract for supplies or services the estimated value of which is below the formalised procedure threshold and which are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Biological analyses and screening tests.

Article D1221-16

…d to an educational establishment or vocational training organisation for teaching purposes, to the exclusion of any administration to humans, and on condition that:-the tests and analyses provided fo…

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