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Showing 13111320 of 11860 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Jan. 2019 – no. 18/09522

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-97

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall register the homeopathic medicinal products referred to in Article L. 5121-13 and the traditional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-98

…he Agency will take a decision within two hundred and ten days of the submission of a complete application. He may ask the applicant, in a letter stating the reasons for the request, for any additiona…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-99

…e basis of a reassessment of the quality, safety or homeopathic use of the medicinal product in the case of homeopathic medicinal products or of the risk-benefit balance of the medicinal product as de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-18-1

…proportion of directors of each sex may not be less than 40% at the end of the next general meeting called to vote on appointments, in companies which, for the third consecutive financial year, employ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-18

…at no cost to the consumer, without undue delay following the consumer's request and without significant inconvenience to the consumer, taking into account the nature of the digital content or digital…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-7

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23 relating to the obligations of the professional when rescinding the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-2

…s informed of the assumption of responsibility under the legal guarantee. The amount due is automatically increased by 10% if reimbursement is made no later than fourteen days after this deadline, by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-3

…nditions set out in articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23, the total amount outstanding is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no later than fourteen days after this deadline, by 20%…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-25 to L. 224-25-26 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal en…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-5

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-10 and L. 224-25-11 relating to the obligation to provide digital content or digital services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000…

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