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Showing 17511760 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds

Article L214-143

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-27 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-26-2 apply to AIFs covered by this sub-paragraph.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds

Article L214-144

…or shares in a general-purpose professional fund are reserved for professional clients as referred to in article L. 533-16 and for foreign investors belonging to an equivalent category under the law…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds

Article L214-146

The general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall set the conditions for the subscription, sale and redemption of units or shares issued by such an AIF.By way of derogation from the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds

Article L214-147

When a general-purpose professional fund is a master AIF, the rules governing investment holding, canvassing and marketing of the feeder AIF are those of the master AIF.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Short-stay visas

Article L312-1

Any foreign national wishing to enter France with a view to staying for a period not exceeding three months must apply to the French diplomatic and consular authorities for a short-stay visa, under th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L5212-1

All employers are required to promote the employment of disabled workers. To this end, employers must declare the total number of beneficiaries of the employment obligation mentioned in article L. 521…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-16

Before a clinical investigation is carried out, information is given to the person taking part by the investigator or by a doctor representing him. Where the investigator is a qualified person, this i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-12

…may only be carried out in a place that has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the clinical investigation and compatible with the safety requirements of the persons undergoing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-15

…ion on the patient which is not justified by the patient's usual care and which exposes the patient to risks and constraints which are not minimal, the sponsor provides free of charge the medical devi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-19

…opinion on the conditions for the validity of the clinical investigation, particularly with regard to :the protection of individuals, in particular the protection of participants; -the adequacy, comp…

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