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Showing 41514160 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-4

…sively of payment service providers belonging to a group within the meaning of h) of Article L. 133-4;c) Payment systems managed by a single payment service provider, in the form of a single entity or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-47

…ese contributions must be paid in full prior to the declaration provided for in Article R. 322-51 ; 4° Indicate the method of remuneration of the management or management board and, if applicable, of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Waiver or limitation

Article R613-45

…by all of them;2° Be accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee;3° Cover only one patent;4° Be accompanied, if rights in rem, pledges or licences have been entered in the National Patent Re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-4

…to account the health priorities established by the health conference provided for in article L. 1524-1. This programme focuses in particular on protecting the health of mothers, young children, schoo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public advertising

Article R5122-4

…duct; 3° Suggest that a normal state of health can be improved by the use of the medicinal product; 4° Suggest that a normal state of health may be affected if the medicinal product is not used; this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-43

…sets which are not traded on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of article L. 214-28, within the limits set by this sub-section, nor may it sell or buy equity or debt securities he…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-4

…elected for four years and may be represented by their alternate, elected under the same conditions;4° A Paris councillor appointed by the Paris City Council;5° Nine appointed members:a) Two sports fe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other criminal provisions.

Article L4163-4

The following is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros and, in the event of a repeat offence, by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros: 1° With the exception of the cases mentioned in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-4

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, article L. 1142-3 is replaced by the following provisions: Art.L. 1142-3 -Where the promoter is not liable, victims may be compensated by the Office national…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-4

For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, Article L. 1142-3 is replaced by the following provisions: Art.L. 1142-3. - Where the promoter is not liable, victims may be compensated by t…

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