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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Public information.

Article R513-10-14

…13-10-5 ; 2° In addition, for the dangerous substances included in the composition of the tattoo product and mentioned in article L. 1342-2 of this code, the quantity expressed as a percentage, in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-7

A commission to examine draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities is set up under the authority of the Minister for Sport. This commission is consulted on all draft regulations of a dele…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R2336-10

…r-municipality allocation provided for in l'article L. 5842-8 collected the previous year;c) The product of the additional centimes issued in the penultimate year for the benefit of the municipalities…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-103

…months of receiving the report, by any means giving a date certain on receipt of the letter, a schedule of the measures it intends to take to remedy the situation. These measures must be taken within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-10

…r in the terms and conditions of sale or agreed between the parties, the period for payment of sums due may not exceed thirty days after the date of receipt of the goods or performance of the service…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Sampling and official control of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5141-79

To ensure that veterinary medicinal products comply with the declared formula, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ma…

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

Article L54-10-5

…es have: 1° Professional indemnity insurance or own funds, the level of which is set by the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers; 2° Adequate security and internal control arrange…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-7

…és financiers is the competent authority, within the meaning of Article 67(1) of Directive 2014/65/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-7

The Autorité des marchés financiers may be delegated by the European Securities and Markets Authority under the conditions laid down in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parlia…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-7

Before being connected to the sea or to existing harbour basins, basins and water areas intended to accommodate pleasure craft must be incorporated into the public domain, with a quayside strip, conne…

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