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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-10-2

Failing an express decision within the period mentioned in article R. 421-10-1, the application is deemed to have been accepted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-2

Digital asset services include the following services: 1° The service of holding digital assets on behalf of third parties or access to digital assets, where applicable in the form of private cryptogr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-10-1

The members of the departmental council benefit each year from an individual right to training recorded in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office up to a ceiling and the annual…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-10-1

Members of the Regional Council benefit each year from an individual right to training recorded in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office up to a ceiling and the annual amount…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-9

The secretary of the committee:1° Ensures that the papers have been marked twice by a team consisting of a magistrate and, depending on the ministry to which the candidates are to be assigned, an offi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article D561-10-1

The threshold provided for in 11° of Article L. 561-2 is set at 10,000 euros per transaction or related transactions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-104-1

In accordance with the provisions of

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

Subject toArticle L. 286 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, when implementing the powers of investigation, recording and prosecution provided for in this Code or when required on the basis of the Code…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-3

…vely manage the service provider are of sufficiently good repute and are competent to perform their duties; 2° The natural persons who either hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the capital…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-3

Tattoo products must be manufactured in accordance with good manufacturing practice, the principles of which are defined by order of the ministers responsible for consumer affairs and health, issued o…

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