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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation

Article R4381-88

In the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article 37 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies concerning companies adopting the status of coopera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation.

Article R6223-61

In the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article 37 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies concerning companies adopting the status of coopera…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

I.-Within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-6

Subject to reciprocity, the third-country auditors mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1-5 may be exempted from the requirement to be registered on the list mentioned in II of Article L. 822-1 by decisio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-49

Where the appeal is likely to affect the rights or obligations of other persons who were parties to the proceedings before the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique, su…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R618-2

The notifications provided for in Article L. 613-22 and in articles R. 612-3-2, R. 612-8, R. 612-9, R. 612-11, R. 612-46 to R. 612-49, R. 612-56, R. 612-73, R. 613-44 to R. 613-45, R. 613-45-3, R. 613…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures and arrangements

Article D1413-50

In order to respond to an unmet public health need or priority or to an exceptional health situation: 1° New national centres of reference may be added to the list mentioned in Article D. 1413-49 duri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-1

When a medicinal product has obtained an initial marketing authorisation in accordance with Article L. 5121-8, any variation or extension, as provided for in Chapter I of Commission Regulation (EC) No…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

…issued pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters is also notified by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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