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

Article L5442-3

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and 30,000 euros:1° Soliciting orders for veterinary medicinal products from the public or fulfilling orders for veterinary medicinal products fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-3

Only medicinal products for which the marketing authorisation referred to in article L. 5121-8 or the authorisation referred to in article L. 5121-9-1 or one of the registrations referred to in articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Equity securities

Article L228-37

The issue and redemption of redeemable equity securities must be authorised under the conditions set out in the fifth paragraph of article L. 225-100 and articles L. 228-40 to L. 228-44. Holders of re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article L561-34

In order to ensure compliance with the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall provide regular information to their staff. To the sa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure

Article L234-3

In commercial companies, the works council or, failing this, the employee delegates exercise the powers provided for in articles L. 422-4 and L. 432-5 of the Labour Code. The chairman of the board of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2573-38

I. - The articles L. 2311-1 to L. 2311-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.Article L. 2311-1-1 is applicable to the communes of French Po…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Non-seizability of the principal residence

Article L526-3

In the event of the sale of property rights in the main residence, the price obtained remains exempt from seizure, provided that the sums are reinvested within one year in the acquisition by the perso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

I. - Local investment funds (fonds d'investissement de proximité) are venture capital investment funds (fonds communs de placement à risques), at least 70% of whose assets consist of financial securit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-3

The Local Finance Committee controls the distribution of the global operating grant.It sets, where applicable, the amount of the lump-sum grant under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2334-7…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3

The following are exempt from the obligations set out in Article L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code: 1° Persons and entities controlled within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the same Code wh…

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