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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article R511-4

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the inte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-2-4

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the inte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Mortuary rooms (R).

Article R2223-89-1

…dies, companies or associations and their establishments authorised in accordance with article L. 2223-23, authorised by any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral, have access, under the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Equipment characteristics and conditions of use

Article R4323-95

…4 are provided free of charge by the employer, who shall ensure that they function properly and are maintained in a satisfactory hygienic condition by carrying out the necessary maintenance, repairs a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the Advisory Committee

Article R7124-24

…ade its decision known within the period of one month set in the first paragraph of Article R. 7124-23 : 1° The application for individual authorisation or approval is considered to have been rejected…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R784-18

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 ter

…shment, the sum of the proceeds of the tax, the amount mentioned in H of V of Article 16 of Law No. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on the finances for 2020 and the amount mentioned in 1 of B of III of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-3

…f the sums paid by the consumer under the conditions set out in articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23, the total amount outstanding is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no later tha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-31

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article 23 of law no. 46-628 of 8 April 1946 on the nationalisation of electricity and gas, local and regional authorities or their public cooperation establi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-20

…on Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés in accordance with the procedures set out in article 23 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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