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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…ises, without a civilian being implicated, the operations defined in articles R. 3354-11 to R. 3354-16 may be carried out by military biologists and medical experts, appointed by order of the Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-14

…monograph or the revision of the list drawn up by the European Commission in application of Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC, a herbal medicinal product which is the subject of a marketing authoris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…ions applicable to non-tenured State employees taken for the application of article 7 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service and to the provisi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-9

…II of Article 242 nonies A of Annex II to the General Tax Code, in the version in force on 26 April 2013, the invoice shall mention the names of the parties as well as their addresses and their invoic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-6

…ommitment calculation method as set out in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013 of 19 December 2012 ;b) The fund rules or articles of association shall define the conditions u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-10

…nal event and that all the conditions of Article 101 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013 of 19 December 2012 are met.The depositary shall be liable to the AIF or to the unit-holders or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-38

…4-1-1 and R. 561-14-2n° 2023-63 of 3 February 2023 R. 561-15 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-16 n° 2023-63 of 3 February 2023 R. 561-16-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-16-2 n° 2020-118 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article L143-22

When the confiscation of a business is ordered by a criminal court pursuant to the articles 225-16, 225-19 and 225-22 of the criminal code and 706-39 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the State must…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-20

…n. When the consumer exercises his right to rescind the contract, the provisions of articles L. 217-16 and L. 217-17 apply. This article does not apply in the case of a grouped offer within the meanin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-3

…compliance, where applicable, with the obligations set out in Articles L. 1233-57-9 to L. 1233-57-16, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20 and compliance by the employment safeguard plan with Articles L.…

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