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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-99

…ster for Health the following information: 1° The location or locations of the pharmacy's premises; 2° The locations of the facilities it supplies; 3° A list of the pharmacy's activities and missions;…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Economic weighting studies

Article A713-29

…categories of personal information processed are: 1° The company name or designation; >The NAF code 2° The NAF code; > The SIRET number 3° The SIRET number; 4° The address; 5° The number of employees;…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-23

Any loan granted by a credit institution, an AIF covered by paragraph 2 of sub-section 3 or sub-section 5 of Section II of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II, or by a finance company to a legal entity g…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-25

…xecutive Officers, as well as any other person or member of a body exercising equivalent functions; 2° Persons who effectively manage the company within the meaning of Article L. 532-2(4) and who are…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-23

…tutory auditors' report on the consolidated financial statements and the supervisory board's report;2° The proposed appropriation of income submitted to the meeting and the appropriation resolution pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-26

…II. - A UCITS may not hold more than :1° 10% of the non-voting equity securities of any one issuer ;2° 10% of the debt securities of any one issuer ;3° 25% of the units or shares of any single underta…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-22

…by medical devices used in the collection, manufacture and administration of blood-derived products;2° Informing the manufacturers concerned of the incidents or risks of incidents mentioned in a and b…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-20

…een possible to satisfy it with any application that meets the characteristics of the job offered ; 2° In the case of the employer referred to in II of Article R. 5221-1 of this Code: a) It complies w…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-27

Hermetically sealed coffins must be made of biodegradable material and meet composition, resistance and watertightness characteristics set by order of the minister responsible for health after receivi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-10

…of cooperation on behalf of other internal-use pharmacies, all or some of the tasks provided for in 2° and 3° of Article L. 5126-1. Clinical pharmacy activities are as follows: 1° Clinical pharmaceuti…

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