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Showing 18711880 of 2190 articles for Art. 27 Oct 1997

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-17

The first paragraph of article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hospital prescription medicines

Article R5121-85

…subject to hospital prescription means that the medicinal product may only be prescribed :1° To a doctor, dental surgeon or midwife who meets the conditions laid down in Book I of Part IV of this Cod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment services providers

Article D775-21

…y 2022D. 533-16-1 with the exception of the second paragraph of I and d) of 6° of IIIn° 2021-663 of 27 May 2021II. - For the application of I:1° In Article D. 533-4, the words: "referred to in the fir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…ies are also subject to Articles L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40, L. 613-24 as well as to the additional supervision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…ng resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

…raph of II and the first paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-26 do not apply; 9° In Article L. 1333-27, the words: "pursuant to Articles L. 4121-1 et seq. of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health and the environment

Article L1533-1

…II and the first paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-26 are not applicable; 10° In Article L. 1333-27, the words: "in application of Articles L. 4121-1 et seq. of the Labour Code" are replaced by the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-6

…ppropriate advertising of policyholders referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 132-27-2 is organised by Caisse des dépôts et consignations on the basis of information communicated by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…r cinemas opened since 1 January 2019 or for those mentioned in the second paragraph of article 916-27, on the basis of a forecast amount of revenue corresponding to usual activity estimated by the op…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

…ect to a disqualification order, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article 131-27 du code pénal, from exercising a commercial or industrial profession, or from directing, administ…

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