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Showing 35213530 of 8951 articles for Art. 13 March 2001

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Hearings

Article L532-15

The detailed rules for the application of articles L. 532-12, L. 532-13 and L. 532-14 are set by decree in the Council of State.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-12

…adviser may be struck off the list by the Prefect, under the conditions set out in Article L. 1232-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5121-51

…mission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, in more than one Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the…

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

Article R5121-36-1

The marketing authorisation may impose one or more of the following conditions, which must be mentioned in the risk management system: 1° The implementation of measures to ensure the safe use of the m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pharmacovigilance notification and reporting

Article R5141-105

Without prejudice to the conditions laid down when the marketing authorisation is granted pursuant to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 5141-5, the company operating the veterinary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-8

I. - In accordance with the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the custodian shall ensure that :1° That all payments made by or on behalf of unitho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-4

…ities of their members, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. This secrecy may not be invoked against the Autorité des mar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67-1

…o dictate, in accordance with the conditions set out in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall determine t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-2

…425-8. The rules of the system, and any amendments thereto, shall be approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers, which shall verify that they comply with the applicable legal and regulatory pro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…over suffered during the months of January to September 2021, pursuant to Decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March 2020 relating to the solidarity fund for businesses particularly affected by the economic, fin…

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