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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers' names and signs

Article L122-18

The baker's name and the commercial bakery sign mentioned in article L. 122-17 may be used when the bread is sold itinerantly by the trader, or under his responsibility, when the trader fulfils the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-18

…list of authorised electronic money institutions may be ordered as a disciplinary sanction by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.For an electronic money institution carrying out acti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Counting of votes

Article D4233-18

Board officers are elected from among the full members and appointed members with voting rights at the first meeting following each renewal of these boards, at the earliest two days and at the latest…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: CONTENTIOUS PROCEEDINGS

Article L614-18

…e court or the magistrate appointed for this purpose reminds the foreign national of his obligation to leave French territory.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Product presentation

Article L3513-18

…cotine-containing vaping product itself may not include any element or device which: 1° Contributes to the promotion of vaping products or encourages their consumption by giving an erroneous impressio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-18

For the use of vehicles belonging to the State or made available to it, not covered by an insurance contract and not specially registered, a certificate of ownership is issued by the competent adminis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-18

An action to claim ownership of a patent application or patent shall be entered in the National Patent Register at the request of the person who brought the action. If the court decision is in favour…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article D214-188

In order to prevent an imbalance between redemption requests and the assets of a general-purpose professional fund or one of its sub-funds from preventing it from honouring redemption requests under c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article R214-187

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Space heating

Article R4227-18

Heat-generating equipment, together with its pipes and chimneys, must be installed in such a way that it cannot spread fire to building materials, materials and objects likely to be placed in the vici…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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