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Showing 20312040 of 3521 articles for Art. 30 juin 2004

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-60

…ng to full-time practice and replacement contained in articles R. 5142-20 and R. 5142-22 to R. 5142-30 do not apply to the pharmacist or veterinarian mentioned in article R. 5142-54. However, in the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-42

…ve formal notice to the authorising officer to fulfil his obligations. If at the end of a period of 30 days following this formal notice, the authorising officer has not complied, the Director General…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19

…d, where applicable, to present the proposals provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 626-30-2 to the classes of parties affected. For the application of article L. 626-2-1, consultation is…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-2

Article L. 224-27, the I of article L. 224-28, articles L. 224-29, L. 224-30, L. 224-42 and the I and III of article L. 224-42-2 are also applicable to end users who are micro-enterprises, small busin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-9

…agnostic, therapeutic or scientific purposes is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4-1

…article L. 1232-3 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The same penalties apply to the implementation of a protocol that has been suspended or proh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Trade secrets

Article L621-1

…attempting to reveal a manufacturing secret is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. The court may also impose, as an additional penalty, for a period of up to five years,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L354-1

…f this chapter in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The words: "30,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "3,580,000 CFP francs"; 2° The words: "150,000 euros" are r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-41

Subject to the provisions of Articles R. 411-29, R. 411-30 and R. 411-32, the president of the chamber to which the case is distributed shall set the time limits within which the parties to the procee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-1

…e conditions set out in article L. 5143-9-1, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.A veterinary surgeon who runs an open pharmacy within the meaning of article L. 5143-2…

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