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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-23

…horised to investigate and establish breaches of the provisions of Chapter III of Title III of Book IV and the texts adopted for its application, as well as Article L. 521-1, Section 2 of Chapter I of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-34

…n the next three months, they may, by way of derogation from the provisions of Chapter III of Title IV of this Book, transfer all or part of their capitalisation reserve to the "other reserves" accoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…o buildings for which planning permission was issued before 1st July 1997, whether they belong to private or public persons. II - In this section, the term "owner" means : 1° For the buildings mention…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 306-1

…entioned in Articles 222-1 to 222-6 of the said code, the war crimes mentioned in Chapter I of Book IV bis of the same code and the crimes mentioned in Article 706-73 of this Code, the court, without…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Apprenticeship contract preparing for the vocational baccalaureate

Article L6222-22-1

…sponding apprenticeship contract or period is signed by the apprentice, or his/her legal representative, and the employer.It is filed under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of this Title.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Applicable regime and classification of sources

Article R1333-13

Nuclear activities are subject to authorisation:1° In which radioactive substances are deliberately administered to persons as part of medical practices or to animals as part of veterinary practices,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R773-23

…20R. 533-18, R. 533-18-2 to R. 533-18-4n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-19 with the exception of IV, R. 533-21 to R. 533-21-2n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R775-22

…20R. 533-18, R. 533-18-2 to R. 533-18-4n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-19 with the exception of IV, R. 533-21 to R. 533-21-2n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Practical procedures and deadlines in the event of unauthorised or incorrectly executed payment transactions

Article L133-24

…de available to him the information relating to that payment transaction in accordance with Chapter IV of Title 1 of Book III.Except in cases where the payment service user is a natural person acting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-1

Other than the persons mentioned respectively in Article L. 631-4 and in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 631-5 or to Article L. 640-4 and the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 64…

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