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Showing 49414950 of 5132 articles for Art. 13 nov. 1997

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-25

…examination, together with the proposed summaries of product characteristics and package leaflets; 13° A copy of any decisions to refuse marketing authorisation for this medicinal product taken in a…

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

Article L561-7

…cases: 1° The third party is a person mentioned in 1° to 2° ter or 3° bis, 5°, 6°, 12°, 12° bis or 13° of Article L. 561-2 or the person is a service provider mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 54-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…l inform the Board, the members of the Management Board and the persons mentioned in Article L. 511-13 and Article L. 532-2, paragraph 4.IV - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R93

…of Book VI (legislative part) of the Commercial Code relating to the advance of costs by the State;13° Of the implementation of other specific legislative or regulatory provisions providing for the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-9 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 211-10 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 211-11 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-12 order no. 2011-1895 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-9 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 211-10 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 211-11 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-12 order no. 2011-1895 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…sulting from L. 312-1 Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-1 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 312-1-2 order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

…lance sheet account balances, the auditor shall assess the impact on the expression of his opinion. 13. If, on completion of his work, the statutory auditor concludes that the accounts could be affect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article R513-11-10

…' needs. Only establishments or organisations holding the authorisation provided for in Article L. 513-11-1, pharmacies for internal use authorised under Article L. 5126-4 or pharmaceutical establishm…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1-1

…ly in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Les dispositions du livre Ier à l'exception des articles R. 133-1, R. 133-2 (4°) et R. 135-1 à R. 135-4;L'article R. 136-1 est applicable dans sa rédaction résu…

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