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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-11

…and obtain, this approval if it is recognised that the interests of trade require it. II. - In this case: 1° The application for authorisation is subject to the publicity measures provided for by regu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-1-1

…liament, which refers it to the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices, to the Government and to the National Consultative Ethics Committee for Life Sciences a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-15-1

…second to fourth paragraphs of Article L. 612-24, require any person mentioned in I and, where applicable, II of Article L. 613-34, as well as any person mentioned in Article L. 311-1 of the Insurance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-1

…at the amount paid into the plan is limited to 225,000 euros since the plan was opened. It also indicates the consequences of non-compliance with any of these conditions. It informs the subscriber tha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-1

The units of account referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 may consist of units in alternative investment funds open to professional investors, covered by sub-section 3 of section 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-139-1

When an investigation is referred to the investigating judge on the basis of articles 221-5-6,222-18-4or 222-26-2 of the Criminal Code and decides to refer the person under investigation to the trial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products subject to registration.

Article R5121-146-1

…138 and R. 5121-149, the labelling and package leaflet of traditional herbal medicinal products indicate that: 1° The product is a traditional herbal medicinal product with specified indications based…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-13

The compensation provided for in

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Additional penalties and liability of legal persons

Article L823-16

…of article 131-39 of the French Penal Code shall apply to the activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-10

…thirty years when the author, composer or artist has died for France, as shown by the death certificate. In the event that the death certificate must neither be drawn up nor transcribed in France, an…

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