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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…material impact on the entity's business or on the preparation of the interim financial statements. 16. When the statutory auditor is acting in respect of the first year of its mandate and has not pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…"prefectoral orders" are replaced by the words: "orders of the High Commissioner of the Republic";16° Articles L. 3215-1, L. 3215-2 and L. 3215-4 are amended as follows:a) After the word "fine", the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6

…et a lower materiality level(s) for those classes of transactions, account balances or disclosures. 16. In assessing whether materiality levels lower than the materiality level adopted at the level of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-45

…itten request from the pharmacist or, failing that, the doctor responsible for holding the products;16° To health centres, the medicines required to carry out voluntary terminations of pregnancy by me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…free loans of less than two years to members of the union referred to in article 7 of the decree of 16 August 1901 implementing the law of 1 July 1901 on the contract of association or the federation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-5

…ticle L. 6323-17-1 and the professional retraining projects mentioned in 4° of the I of article L. 4163-7, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree;6° Monitoring, observing and ensuring t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-9-1

I.-The provisions of I, II, III and IV of article D. 1er-13 are applicable to transmissions of information made pursuant to article 706-47-4. II.-The list of professions and activities exercised by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-2

…nd on its own behalf, or on behalf of pharmacists or the structures mentioned in article D. 5125-24-16, purchases and stores medicinal products other than experimental medicinal products, with the exc…

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Article Annexe 8-1

…heir office or the image of the profession.Advertising is free from any comparative element.Article 16Personalised solicitation and online service proposals.I. - Any personalised solicitation and any…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1-1

…indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: As amended byArticle R. 411-1Decree no. 2023-166 of 7 March 2023 Articles R. 411-1-1 and R. 411-1-2 Decree no. 2007-280 of 1st March 2007 Article…

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