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Showing 701710 of 26790 articles for Art. CE 5-6-2020 n° 423066

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-63-1

Humanitarian wholesale distributors as defined in 8° of article R. 5124-2 are subject to compliance with good practice in the donation of medicinal products, set by order of the Minister for Health an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article L734-6

…e application of the articles mentioned in the table above: In article L. 162-2, after each occurrence of the words: "the Banque de France", the following words are added: ", the Institut d'émission d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of reductions in sentences provided for in article 721

Article D116-6

When the sentence enforcement judge is likely to revoke all or part of a previously granted reduction in sentence, on his own initiative or at the request of the head of the establishment or the publi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article L224-69

…for consideration, by which a trader confers on a consumer, directly or indirectly, a right or service to use timeshare property or concerning long-term holiday products, or to resell or exchange such…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-4 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-6 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-7 Law no. 2019-180 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-60

In the event of receivership or compulsory liquidation, the employer, administrator or liquidator, as the case may be, shall inform the administrative authorities before making any redundancies for ec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-53

When the profit and loss account for one of the activities mentioned in 1° of article R. 6145-12 shows a deficit for three consecutive financial years, the continuation of the activity must be express…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-51

…financial year following that to which it relates, by decision of the Supervisory Board, in accordance with the following procedures:I. - The surplus is allocated : 1° To retained earnings in the prof…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-50

…e R. 6145-12 is allocated, during the financial year following that to which it relates, in accordance with the procedures defined by Article R. 6145-49.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-52

…he main forecast income statement or on one of the ancillary forecast income statements of the services and activities mentioned in article R. 6145-12 are discontinued, the previous results of the inc…

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