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Showing 76417650 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3513-13

…ator considers or has reason to believe that products in its possession which are intended to be placed on the market or are placed on the market are unsafe, not of good quality or not in compliance w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-9

In addition to the provisions of Article R. 351-2, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall take into account the following items when calculating their prudential provisions within the meaning of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-11

…is given a period in which to rectify the filing or contest the Institute's objections. In the absence of regularization or observations allowing the objection to be lifted, the application is rejecte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-22

…The articles L. 2331-5 to L. 2331-10 are applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014. II.-Until 31 December 2013, revenue from the investment section of the budget of the communes of Mayotte includes:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-6

…article 10-5, may consult the information and personal data recorded in the context of criminal proceedings in the automated national registry of judicial proceedings known as "Cassiopée" provided fo…

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

Article R214-120

…cteristics are defined in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers in accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article L. 214-73 may, in accordance with Article R. 214-95 and under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy

Article R741-1

…MEs) is made up of companies that employ fewer than 250 people and whose annual turnover does not exceed 50 million euros or whose annual balance sheet total does not exceed 43 million euros ;"b) In t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-9

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article L. 2141-10, any embryo reception must be preceded by at least one interview between the couple or unmarried woman wishing to receive a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions and control of foundations

Article R6141-62

The foundation's annual resources are made up of: 1° Income from the endowment; 2° The portion of the endowment that may be used up, as determined by the articles of association, up to an annual limit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

I. - No proceedings based on articles 226-10, 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the…

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