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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-1

Operators of online platforms whose activity exceeds a threshold number of connections defined by decree shall draw up and disseminate to consumers best practices aimed at reinforcing the obligations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-1

A SICAV may delegate the management of its portfolio as referred to in article L. 214-7 to a management company. The registered office and head office of the management company are located in France.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7-3

Inspectors and monitors from the Regional Health Agency may carry out checks and inspections in army hospitals, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 1421-3-1, as part of their dutie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-4

Market undertakings and their appointments committees shall call on a wide range of qualities and skills when recruiting the persons referred to in article L. 421-7 and, to this end, shall implement a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5-7

The person shall be notified by any means of the order for placement in judicial isolation, renewal of this measure or refusal to terminate it. This order may be referred by the detainee to the presid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-7-3

…iling that, from the twelfths provided for in article L. 2332-2 and in II of l'article 46 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006 de la commune. If, for a commune, this levy w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-7-2

In municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more, deputy councillors are elected by an absolute majority of the votes cast, without any combination of votes or preferential votes. The list is comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-7-1

The General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers may also lay down rules for informing the Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the public about orders, transactions and positions in finan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-7

The Institute's accounts are kept in accordance with the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-7

If a person of full age is taken into police custody, the officer or agent of the judicial police shall ask whether he or she is the subject of a legal protection measure, in order to implement the pr…

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