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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1221-23

…nts when they are likely to affect the safety or quality of products and lead to adverse reactions; 4° Serious incident: an incident likely to lead to serious adverse reactions;5° Post-donation inform…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: General provisions

Article L4221-5

…ticle L. 1618-2 and in a of Article L. 2221-5-1, subject to the provisions of c of the same article;4° To determine and modify the allocation of the local authority's properties used by its public ser…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D321-6

In the month following receipt of the complete application for classification, the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 takes the decision to classify the property in the category for which the assessin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-15

…the deed recording the change in ownership or enjoyment; 3° Proof of payment of the prescribed fee; 4° If applicable, the power of attorney of the agent, unless he is an industrial property attorney o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-12

…d the solution to it to be found; any advantages of the invention over the prior art are indicated; 4° A brief description of the drawings, if any; 5° A detailed description of at least one embodiment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Martinique Regional Health Agency

Article D1445-1

…of the Assembly of Martinique for the powers linked to the presidency of the deliberative assembly;4° The reference to departmental councillors or regional councillors is replaced by the reference to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Label.

Article R5132-38

…g used; 3° Indication of origin: the name and address of the manufacturer, distributor or importer; 4° A skull and crossbones on an orange-yellow square background of sufficient size; this square is p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Rules applicable to the assignment and recovery of receivables and the preservation of assets.

Article D214-227

…ent is subject to the provisions of articles L. 214-169 to L. 214-175; 3° The name of the assignee; 4° The designation or individualisation of the assigned receivables or the elements likely to provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L511-90

The committees referred to in Article L. 511-89 are made up of members of the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions who do not exercis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article L811-10

The status of court-appointed administrator registered on the list is incompatible with the exercise of any other profession, with the exception of that of lawyer. It is, moreover, incompatible with:…

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