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Showing 351360 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-13

…t et des Produits de Santé the declarations of serious undesirable effects brought to its attention as part of its mission to monitor the cosmetics market.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-2

…due to continue his or her education in a public or private school, a copy of the order is, in all cases, sent by the examining magistrate to the education authority and, where applicable, to the head…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-13

…d on financial instrument settlement and delivery systems in 1° and 2° of Article L. 421-12. In its assessment, the AMF shall take account of the supervision exercised over clearing houses or central…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-134

…ll first notify the pharmaceutical establishment carrying out the export of his intention and the reasons for it. The latter has one month to submit its observations. In urgent cases, the Director Gen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-13

The State approves structures that meet the criteria set out in article L. 5213-13-1 as adapted companies. It concludes multi-year contracts of objectives and resources with them, which are equivalent…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of labels

Article R2111-13

In the technical specifications, award criteria or performance conditions of a contract, the purchaser may require the economic operator to hold a particular label if it meets the conditions laid down…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-136

The provisions of this sub-section apply to SICAFs whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market for financial instruments referred to in Article L. 421-1 or on a multilateral trading fac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L633-13

…in the previous paragraph is an investment firm or a portfolio management company, the Autorité des marchés financiers may use, subject to the powers of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-13

The presentation, at scientific or technical meetings, exhibitions or demonstrations, of medical devices which do not comply with the provisions of this Title is authorised provided that a visible sig…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Supporting documents and other evidence relating to the conditions for participation

Article R2343-13

Where the award of a defence or security contract requires the holding of protected data, the purchaser shall require candidates to provide evidence of their ability to process, store and transmit suc…

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