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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions for companies

Article R624-17

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 622-20, the mandataire judiciaire shall give formal notice to the defaulting member or shareholder by registered letter with acknowledgement o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…one or more medicinal products not falling within the scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-5

…l apply to the clinical investigations provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 82 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-5

Subject to the derogations resulting from this section, insurance and capitalisation undertakings nationalised pursuant to Article 1 of Law no. 46-835 of 25 April 1946 relating to the nationalisation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-35

…lated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providing for restrictions on the transfer of shares in the company are unenforceable against t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2651-2

…ents, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…below, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in French Polynesia:1° Articles R. 123-220 to R. 123-234-2, insofar as they concern State institutions and departments and legal entities go…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-1

…ve financial aid is awarded to operators of cinemas to reward the implementation, between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022, of programming, entertainment, education and communication initiatives a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-21

…g or having performed a clinical investigation in breach of Articles 63 to 66 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and Article L. 1121-6, is pun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-3

…rules applicable to vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, as well as the organisationa…

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