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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the marketing and use of substances and mixtures classified as hazardous

Article R1342-21

…0 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 (REACH). II - When the substances or mixtures mentioned in the first paragraph of I ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-36

…at appears to be proven. However, in the case of a person convicted of offences committed before 14 December 2005, he or she may request a second opinion before the sentence enforcement court rules on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

…the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° and 4° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies is prohib…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-7

…ial affairs to the department of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and article 22 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte. The fund is also informed of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-2

…cles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the legal entities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may draw up an abbreviated balance sheet and an abbreviated profit and loss account when they d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-1

…les L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the natural persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may not draw up a balance sheet and profit and loss account if they do not employ any employees…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-6

…2-5, L. 312-6, L. 312-8, L. 312-8-1, L. 312-9 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of Article L. 312-16 and Article L. 312-18 apply to this mechanism. For the application of these articles, the Autorit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3

…the French Commercial Code: 1° Persons and entities controlled within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the same Code where the person or entity controlling them has voluntarily set up a specialised…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-84

The provisions of 1° to 3° of article L. 312-6 and those of articles L. 312-16, L. 312-17, L. 312-27, L. 312-38, L. 312-39, L. 312-44, L. 312-48, L. 312-49, L. 312-54, L. 312-55, L. 312-56 and L. 312-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and allowances granted to members of the regional economic and social council.

Article L4134-7

…reference to the maximum allowances set for members of the regional council by the articles L. 4135-16 and L. 4135-17. This allowance is modulated according to members' attendance at meetings of the B…

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