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Showing 97519760 of 12694 articles for Art. CAA Lyon 19-8-2021 n° 19LY01666

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3381-4

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands:1° In article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-9

If the European Company no longer has its central administration in France, any interested party may apply to the court to have the situation regularised by transferring the registered office or re-es…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Adding value to products and services

Article L453-9

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 453-1 to L. 453-8 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-29

The undertakings referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 or the undertakings designated in accordance with 5° of Article L. 356-15 shall notify the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-5

I. - In the local authorities covered by the article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, following a public opinio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-3

After a marketing authorisation has been granted, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may require the marketing authorisation holder to carr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Obligations to declare the transfer of medicinal products used in veterinary medicine

Article R5141-150

I.-The veterinarians mentioned in article L. 5143-2 declare, for sales of veterinary medicinal products containing one or more antibiotic substances, the following data: 1° The registration number of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-17

I.-The traveller is entitled to an appropriate price reduction for any period of non-conformity of the services provided under a contract, unless the organiser or retailer proves that the non-conformi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-1

Doping prevention medical centres are approved by the administrative authority. They organise consultations open to people who have used or are likely to use doping practices. These consultations are…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-5

Only the following are authorised to record or modify the data mentioned in article R. 232-41-3:1° For the data mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 232-41-3, the agents of the testing department of th…

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