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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-9

Failure by the responsible person, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, to provide the Agence nationale de sécurit…

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

Article L5442-11

…nal product intended for the manufacture of medicated feedingstuffs in breach of Article 5(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018;2° Delivering a veterinary medicinal product intended for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-11

…Individuals shall carry out the Part II assessment provided for in Article 7 of the aforementioned Regulation of 16 April 2014 within the time limits defined in Article 20 of that Regulation. The Com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-33

The additional publication in a notice published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires of the notice informing shareholders of an issue of new shares or of securities giving access to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R286

…registered" are replaced by references to registration "made in accordance with locally applicable regulations". For the application of articles R. 53-8-7, R. 53-8-13, R. 53-8-14 and R. 53-8-15, refe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-2

…include a balance sheet, an income statement and notes in accordance with the procedures defined by regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables. The accounting requirements applicable to these or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article D3332-8-1

…the company benefits all members who satisfy the seniority conditions, if any, set out in the plan regulations. The total amount of this payment may not exceed 2% of the annual ceiling provided for i…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-1

…and VI, shall not apply to: a) Clinical trials of medicinal products governed by the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014; (b) Clin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 477-1

The future protection mandate is published by an entry in a special register, the procedures and access to which are regulated by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 521

Ordinary cuttings of coppiced or mature woodland put into regulated cuttings only become movable as and when the trees are felled.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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