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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Advertising and promotion

Article R5124-67

Where advertising in favour of a pharmaceutical company or establishment mentions a medicinal product, it is governed by the provisions of sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter II of this Title; where it men…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-6

The term of office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, appointed for three years, is renewable once. This provision shall not prevent the Chairman from holding a directorship before or after hi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1506

Unless the parties have agreed otherwise and subject to the provisions of this Title, the following Articles shall apply to international arbitration:1° 1446,1447,1448 (paragraphs 1 and 2) and 1449, r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Packaging.

Article R5132-16

The provisions of 1° of article R. 5132-15 do not apply to the medicinal products mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 5124-43. However, the words: "Reserved for professional use", surrounded by a col…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R774-1

…511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R. 511-2-1n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 511-3-2, R. 511-3-3, R. 511-3-5 and R. 511-6n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 511-16n° 2014-785 of 8 Jul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R773-1

…511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R. 511-2-1n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 511-3-2, R. 511-3-3, R. 511-3-5 and R. 511-6n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 511-16n° 2014-785 of 8 Jul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to activities involving the broadcasting of amplified sound at high noise levels

Article R1336-1

I. - The provisions of this chapter apply to places open to the public or receiving the public, whether enclosed or open, hosting activities involving the broadcasting of amplified sound, the sound le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-252

…s involved, as well as, for each of them, the information provided for in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237; 13° For European companies resulting from a merger, the corporate name, legal form and regist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-2

I. - The operating rules, the framework agreement or the standard agreement governing any system referred to in article L. 330-1 may require institutions participating, directly or indirectly, in such…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1

I.-The units of account referred to in article L. 131-1 are :1° The assets listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 3°, 4°, 5° and 8° of article R. 332-2 ; 2° Under the conditions set out in articles R. 131-…

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