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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

I.-The amounts of the fee provided for in 1° of 1 of I of Article L. 5141-8 for marketing authorisation applications under a national procedure, a mutual recognition procedure or a decentralised proce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial transactions.

Article L110-1

…hange, banking, brokerage, electronic money issuing and management business and any payment service;8° All public banking operations;9° All obligations between traders, merchants and bankers;10° Betwe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Invalidity of a registration

Article L512-4

…id by a court decision: a) If it does not comply with the provisions of articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-8; b) If its owner could not benefit from the protection provided for in article L. 511-9 ; c) If th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Remuneration paid to managers and members of certain companies

Article 62

…rtnerships, members of sociétés en participation and the partners mentioned in 4° and 5° of Article 8 when these companies or holdings have opted for the capital company tax system. The taxable amount…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-1

…inor;7° Granting security free of charge in the minor's name to guarantee the debt of a third party;8° Carrying out a deed involving transferable securities or financial instruments within the meaning…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-37

…se and of a similar form mentioned in 5° of the same I ;2° At least 5% of the assets referred to in 8° and 9° of I of article L. 214-36. These assets must be free of any security interests or rights i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: The commercial freelance administration contract

Article L1254-23

…f applicable, the nature of the personal protective equipment made available by the client company; 8° The identity of the financial guarantor of the freelance administration company; 9° The identity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-6

…or these consultations may be consulted by the multi-disciplinary teams mentioned in article L. 146-8 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, as part of the preparation of the personalised co…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-32

…nt of claims has been filed with the court registry under the conditions set out in articles R. 624-8 to R. 624-11 of the French Commercial Code. The collective guarantee body, the insurance company,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article L231-1

…liation by the Film Ombudsman, as part of the tasks entrusted to him by articles L. 213-1 to L. 213-8.

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