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Showing 80918100 of 9215 articles for Art. 8 janv. 1997

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-11

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: French FIA portfolio management companies

Article L532-25-1

…d to manage an AIF covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 or to provide investment services pursuant to this Directive, under the freedom to provi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-12

…ibutions, of company employees participating in the negotiations in accordance with article L. 2232-8, in respect of the performance of the task mentioned in 1° of the same Article L. 2135-11 ; 2° Emp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-7

…which it is implemented do not comply with the fundamental principles set out in Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code, the ethical principles set out in this Title and those set out in Title I of Bo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L612-1

…one statutory auditor and, where the conditions defined in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 823-1 are met, an alternate. For agricultural cooperatives and agricultural collective interest comp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-4

…resentative by the articles L. 622-6, L. 622-20, L. 622-22, L. 622-23, L. 625-3, L. 625-4 et L. 625-8.Dismissals carried out by the liquidator pursuant to the decision opening or pronouncing the liqui…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-10

…ee renewable years by the Minister for Health, on the proposal of the National Academy of Medicine; 8° A pharmacist or his or her alternate appointed for three renewable years by the Minister for Heal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-38

…into contact with foodstuffs 2° the provisions of Articles 1 to 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 of 18 November 2005 on the restriction of the use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-9-1

…y videoconference, this fact is mentioned in the notice of meeting sent pursuant to Article L. 4132-8. The rules of procedure shall lay down the practical arrangements for holding meetings in several…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…ns that may present a risk to health without the authorisation provided for in article L. 5125-1-1; 8° Not complying with the rules relating to the labelling of preparations defined by regulation purs…

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