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Showing 19011910 of 35258 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 16-D-24 du 8 Nov 2016

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of the borrower's solvency

Article L312-16

…article L. 751-6, except in the case of a transaction referred to in 1 of article L. 511-6 or in 1 du I de l'article L. 511-7 du code monétaire et financier.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-16

…the undertakings it controls are set as follows:1° Balance sheet total: 24,000,000 euros;2° Net turnover: 48,000,000 euros;3° Average number of employees: 250.These figures are calculated globally fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-1

…icle L. 221-16 and Articles L. 222-4, L. 222-5, L. 222-7 to L. 222-9, L. 222-12, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 232-21 and L. 233-16 to L. 233-28 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to sociétés de li…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-160

Any striking off shall give rise to the insertion of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The notice shall contain: 1° For natural persons: a) The registration refer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 804

…he sole exceptions:1° For New Caledonia and French Polynesia, from the fifth paragraph of Article 398 and Articles 529-3 to 529-6 and article 706-157 which is applicable in these local authorities as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-16

Variable remuneration shall not be paid by means of financial instruments or methods that facilitate non-compliance with the provisions of Titles I and III of Book V of this Code or with Regulation (E…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-16

…ns for granting, suspending or withdrawing the advertising approval provided for in article L. 5122-8 ; 2° The procedures for applying article L. 5122-9 ; 3° The conditions under which free samples of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the entry into national territory of the elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they are not authorised in the Member State of origin

Article R1245-16

I. - The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will notify the applicant of his decision within three months of the date on which the application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-16

…article L. 1222-11 ; 2° After obtaining the opinion of the President of the Etablissement Français du Sang (French Blood Establishment) under the conditions laid down in Article L. 1222-6 and the Dir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-16

The central councils of sections B, C, D, E, G and H of the Ordre national des pharmaciens have, each insofar as it is concerned, the rights and powers of the regional councils and the central council…

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