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Showing 321330 of 58062 articles for Art. CE 1-4-2015 n° 369586

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue.

Article D5125-45-1

…The design of the research does not require special manufacturing or packaging; 3° This research concerns medicinal products which, as part of the treatment, are dispensed in pharmacies; 4° The patien…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provision

Article L211-40-1

Article 1195 of the Civil Code does not apply to obligations arising from transactions in the securities and financial contracts referred to in I to III of Article L. 211-1 of this Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement and the main agreement

Article L341-44-1

…f up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-18-4

…management, perform administrative, management or executive duties in a credit institution, a finance company, another investment firm or a commercial company governed by Book II of the Commercial Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article D814-42-1

The threshold mentioned in article R. 814-42 is set at ten terms.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-1

…ave under the conditions laid down in the Labour Code ; 2° Sick leave, on presentation of a medical certificate, up to a maximum of twelve consecutive months, during which the person concerned receive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation to practise for holders of training qualifications obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4221-14-4

The traineeship is the subject of an assessment report, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Health. The report is sent to the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens with a cop…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-46-1

…en consultation, including by electronic means, if the contract of issue so provides and in accordance with the timeframe and form defined therein.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Invalidity of auctions

Article R322-49-1

In the absence of a valid higher bid and where the certificate mentioned in article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: The auction process

Article R322-41-1

…ement from the principal stating whether or not the principal has been convicted of one of the offences referred to in article L. 322-7-1 and, if the principal is a natural person, whether or not the…

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