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Showing 401410 of 4925 articles for Art. 42 – Vienna Convention

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Organised trading systems

Article R*425-1

…oval of the rules of an organised trading system made pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 425-2; 2° Requests to amend the rules of an organised trading system made pursuant to the third para…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multilateral trading facilities.

Article R*424-2

…oval of the rules of a multilateral trading facility pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 424-2; 2° Requests to amend the rules of a multilateral trading facility pursuant to the second para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-42

In the context of electronic communication, the parties or their agents shall be deemed to have received the communication or notification on the date of first consultation of the document thus addres…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XI: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D47-1-42

When conducting investigations in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 696-114, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor is assisted by a court clerk under the same conditions as the invest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-42-1

When the President of the Enforcement Division finds that an appeal has been lodged with this court that is manifestly inadmissible, he may decide, by a reasoned order that is not subject to appeal, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-42-1

For the purposes of III of Article L. 561-36-3, the decision of the sanctioning authority is published : 1° On the website of the Conseil national des barreaux for lawyers; 2° On the website of the Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-42-2

The occasional inspection is prescribed by the President of the National Council, the Public Prosecutor, the Attorney General, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the Government Commissioner…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline

Article R811-42-1

Within two months of the completion of the inspection operations, the member of the judiciary who carried out the inspection draws up a draft report and sends it to the inspected professional by regis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-42-1

I.-Establishments or organisations that prepare or import investigational advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis ensure that all preparation operations are carried out in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-4

The pharmacist removes the prescribed dosage units from the original outer packaging by any means that guarantees their integrity. He or she places them in a new outer packaging suitable for transport…

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