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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-5

…application, together with the information and documents requested, must be submitted no later than 30 June of the calendar year preceding the year for which approval is sought.II-Any application for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-4

…t relating to the maintenance of the performance of the medical device mentioned in article R. 5212-30 must be less than six months old; 2° A description of all modifications made to the device since…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-25

…d out. This staggering may be accompanied by an advance payment, the amount of which may not exceed 30% of the agreed price. III - For the actions mentioned in 4° of article L. 6313-1, the skills oper…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4-2

…ing or facilitating such infringement.II.It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros to knowingly procure or offer to another person, directly or indirectly, means designed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

…ter than 20 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017 ;b) No later than 18 weeks after the end of the company's financial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…e la Haute-Corse, dans les conditions définies aux II and III of Article 52 of Law no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 on the finances for 2005, in the article 59 of finance law no. 2003-1311 of 30 Dece…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L753-7

…2013 L. 313-35 to L. 313-41 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-42 Order no. 2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 313-43 and L. 313-44 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-45 Order no. 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-7

…2013 L. 313-35 to L. 313-41 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-42 Order no. 2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 313-43 and L. 313-44 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-45 Order no. 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-6

…2013 L. 313-35 to L. 313-41 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-42 Order no. 2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 313-43 and L. 313-44 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-45 Order no. 202…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-31

The first three paragraphs of Article L. 223-26 and Articles L. 223-27 to L. 223-30 do not apply to companies with only one member. In this case, the management report, the inventory and the annual ac…

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