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Showing 301310 of 36882 articles for Art. Décret 2015-587 du 29-5-2015

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-290

For all electronic transmissions referred to in article R. 123-288, an electronic signature is used under the conditions set out in article R. 123-5. Subject to the provisions legally or judicially em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Resources

Article R1418-29

In addition to the global grant provided for in Article L. 1418-7, the Agency's resources include : 1° Endowments, subsidies and other payments from public authorities and all national and internation…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Combating drug supply shortages

Article L5121-29

Marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting medicinal products ensure an appropriate and continuous supply of the national market in order to cover the needs of patients in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-295

The Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies) requests that the National Register of Companies record the following in the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-29

…t judicial authorisation in the case of flagrante delicto falsification or when they concern: 1° Products found to be falsified, corrupted or toxic; 2° Products found to be unfit for consumption, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-29

…a liquidator who shall make an inventory of the assets, carry out liquidation operations and make redundancies, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Title IV of Book VI of the Commer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4322-29-1

The provisions of article R. 4124-5 are applicable to elections to the disciplinary chambers of first instance for chiropodists.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General conditions for the transmission and exchange of information.

Article R6113-29

…y any means that enables the date of receipt to be determined and indicates the time limit and procedures for payment of the sums in question. The penalty is entered in the accounts and recovered in a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article D6124-290

…professionals mentioned in 1° to 4° of I must provide evidence of training in therapeutic patient education, as mentioned in article L. 1161-1. III.-When the treatment concerns a child, a doctor spec…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article D132-29

…d in return for the commission of a still image, or a series of images with the same subject and produced in the same location, is determined on the basis of the time required to carry out the commiss…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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