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Showing 661670 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-11

The following is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of €45,000:1° Directly administering to an animal a veterinary medicinal product intended for the manufacture of medicated feedingst…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R822-114

An order of the Minister of Justice sets the conditions under which the list of sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes is kept, updated, published an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R822-113

The formation of the company is the subject of a declaration sent by the partners, who appoint a joint representative, to the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes. A copy of the company's…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R822-115

The registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 and following, subject to the provisions below. The company is exempt from the publication formali…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Gas distribution and transport (R).

Article R2333-114-1

…the temporary occupation of its public domain by work sites on gas transmission network structures and public gas distribution networks, as well as on individual gas pipelines, is set by the municipa…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article L3133-11

The contracting entities referred to in 2° and 3° of Article L. 1212-1 pay the sums due in principal under a concession contract within the period provided for in I of Article L. 441-10 and in 5° of I…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article L2192-11

The contracting entities referred to in 2° and 3° of Article L. 1212-1 shall pay the principal sums due under a contract in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 441-10, in 5° of II o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Denunciation by one of the signatory employers or employees.

Article L2261-11

…signatory employers or signatory employees, it does not prevent the agreement from remaining in force between the other signatory parties. In this case, the provisions of the agreement or arrangement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-11

For each clinical investigation with the exception of that which does not involve any risk or constraint and in which all the procedures are carried out and the products are used in the usual way, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-11

Performance studies may only be carried out in a place which has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the performance study and compatible with the safety requirements of the per…

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