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Showing 28512860 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

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

Article R233-8

Consolidation requires: 1° The classification of the assets and liabilities as well as the expense and income items of consolidated companies according to the classification plan used for consolidatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-82

…o record, at the time of the operation and thereafter, in the register provided for in article R. 5132-81 or to record using the computer system provided for in the same article : 1° The operations ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-8

…ly apply to the courts for authorisation to withdraw the amount of their contributions. In the same cases, an agent, provided that he represents all the contributors, may apply directly to the deposit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-87

…or of emergency operations, for the implementation of all public and private resources mobilised to carry out emergency operations.In the event of imminent danger, the emergency operations commander t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-85

…absence of an extension, the undercover agent may continue the activities mentioned in Article 706-82, without being criminally liable, for the time strictly necessary to enable him to cease his surv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article L626-8

…the auditor(s), on the economic and social balance sheet and the draft plan, which shall be communicated to them by the administrator and supplemented, where appropriate, with its observations.The do…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-8

Prior to the imposition of the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6, the administrative authority mentioned in article R. 522-7 informs the accused person in writing of the non-compliance of the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation for the preparation and supply of certain allergens.

Article R4211-8

…officio, suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé where it appears : 1° That one or more of the parent products mentio…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-87

…tured from narcotics or give rise to the formation of narcotics during their manufacture or, in the case of drug dependence or abuse as defined in article R. 5132-97, may require control at certain st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R613-8

…itten request to update the decisions it has taken concerning the level of the parent undertaking's capital or liquidity requirements referred to in II and VI of Article L. 511-41-3.

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