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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-2

Any person who considers themselves to be the victim of a functional impairment attributable to benfluorex or, where applicable, their legal representative in the case of a minor or their beneficiarie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article R6145-6

…ising officer shall keep accounts of commitments, at least for each of the chapters provided for in 2° of article R. 6145-3. For the application of the last paragraph of article L. 6145-1, twice a yea…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-89-1

The Prefect, or the Minister responsible for sport for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of mountain leader, grants, on a case-by-case basis, access to so…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-18

The filing in the special register mentioned in article R. 526-15 of the descriptive statement provided for in I of article L. 526-8 as well as the documents attesting to the completion of the formali…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-53

…nancial instruments market within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-28 or in entities mentioned in 2° of II of Article L. 214-28 whose securities or rights are included in its assets; or b) To meet t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-5

…s entrust certain quality control operations to a laboratory in accordance with Article R. 5124-47 (2°), the biomedical research sponsor ensures that this laboratory complies with the elements relatin…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-12

…id: 1° Either to the beneficiary, to cover all or part of the expenses incurred by the beneficiary; 2° Or to a service provider in direct payment of an expense. The amount of aid is awarded on the bas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-7

…2003 L. 621-5-1 and L. 621-5-2 Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 L. 621-5-3 with the exception of 2° and c), f) and g) of 4° of II and L. 621-5-4 Law no. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 L. 621-5-5 Law…

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 bis

…shall be liable to a fine of €3,700:1° Any infringement of the provisions of a of 1 of Article 53 ; 2° Any refusal to provide the documents and information requested by customs officers in the exercis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-18

Articles R. 622-2 to R. 622-5-1, excluding article R. 622-4-1, are applicable to the receivership proceedings.The registrar shall inform the person responsible for carrying out the inventory of its ap…

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