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Showing 73117320 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-5

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may object to the health professional referred to in article L. 1111-23 consulting or adding to his/her pharmaceutical record at the time of treatment. The heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-5

A technique modifying a process included on the list mentioned in Article L. 2141-1 may only be implemented after authorisation by the Agence de la biomédecine. The technique is authorised if, without…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-55-1

…tary, accounting and financial organisation framework for the network of chambers of commerce and industry. These intervention standards may be accompanied by activity and performance indicators and m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-1

I.-The duties of director, member of the Supervisory Board and mutual agent are free of charge.However, if the Articles of Association so provide, the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board may d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article L22-10-51

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the General Meeting may provide that the capital increase that it decides or authorises pursuant to article L. 225-135 includes…

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

Article L613-50-8

The collège de résolution and the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution may recover sums corresponding to the amount of any justified expenses incurred in implementing one or more resolution m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-17-5

…e notice to appear will include a statement informing the convicted person of the consequences that may result from the person's failure to appear before the prison integration and probation service.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-5-1

Individual allocations under the components of the global operating grant mentioned in articles L. 2334-1 and L. 3334-1 may be established by order of the Minister responsible for local authorities pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to water production

Article L2224-7-5

Any public person responsible for the production of water who provides all or part of the abstraction may contribute to the management and preservation of water resources. This contribution is compuls…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4a: Supervision of the practice of the profession

Article R422-55-4

The inspector(s) shall immediately inform the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property and the President of the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle of a…

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