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Showing 10111020 of 68984 articles for Art. 494-1 al. 1 and al. 2

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-1

The professional practice standard relating to the mission of the statutory auditor appointed for three financial years provided for in Article L. 823-12-1 of the Commercial Code, approved by the Mini…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Homeopathic medicinal products

Article R5121-107-2

I.-The registration of the medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5121-13 may be refused, amended, suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agency. The period of suspension may not ex…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-2

Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the organisation and operation of the grouping's unified medical commission follow the same rules as those applicable to the establishment medical commissi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-24-1

Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine are governed by the provisions of Book II of the Commercial Code, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-2

The Chairman of the Personal Data Protection Committee is the authorising officer for expenditure and revenue.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-1

I. - Prior to the prescription, under the conditions laid down in Article R. 1131-5, of an examination of genetic characteristics likely to identify a genetic anomaly which may be responsible for a se…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-25-1

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-17-1 shall be addressed to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It shall include the information mentioned in Artic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-2

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 3334-11, the rules of the collective retirement savings plan define the conditions under which each participant is offered a savings allocatio…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article D4422-28-1

Articles D. 4134-28 to D. 4134-33 are applicable to members of the Corsican economic, social, environmental and cultural council.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-19-2

Subject to the special rules laid down in the acts and agreements referred to in 2° and 3° of Article R. 53-19-1, the operations carried out under the said provisions: 1° Are carried out by agents spe…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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