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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R1323-1

…Foodstuffs covered by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on foodstuffs intended for infants and young children, foodstuffs intended for special…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-12

…EEC of 25 July 1978 on the annual accounts of certain types of companies, transposed by Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-24 of the French Commercial Code, or an entity dedicated to financing a group withi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article L321-4

…of the first, second and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 324-6, Articles L. 324-7, L. 324-8, L. 324-12 to L. 324-14, the second paragraph of Article L. 326-2, Articles L. 326-3 and L. 326-4. They are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2

…preparation of their annual accounts, specialised finance companies are not subject to articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-21 of the French Commercial Code. Their annual financial statements are prepared in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-82

…armaciens decides on the application for registration under the conditions set out in articles L. 4112-3 and L. 4112-4 and articles L. 4222-3, L. 4222-4 and L. 4232-12 respectively. Reasons shall be g…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-14

…particular, no later than three months after the expiry of the deadline set in I of Article L. 324-12, they shall make easily accessible online to the rightholders they represent, to the entities rep…

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

Article 509-10

…as well as international child abduction (recast) shall be made, in compliance with Article L. 211-12 of the Code of Judicial Organisation when the decision has been given in matters of international…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 7

…mes mentioned in Articles 706-16,706-26and 706-167 of this code, to Articles 214-1 to 214-4 and 221-12 of the Penal Code and in Book IV bis of the same Code shall lapse after thirty years from the day…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-3

…le electronic surveillance, provided for in the third paragraph of article 142-5 and in Article 142-12-1, or the electronic device provided for in Article 138-3, where this measure may be ordered in v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-3

The research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 relating to devices incorporating products of human or animal origin, or in the manufacture of which products of human or animal origin are involved…

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