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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-43

…nd expenses relating to the operations carried out in application of article L. 421-8 of the Insurance Code for each financial year, so that the actual result of these operations can be identified and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-4

…efer to them and explain the conditions under which they are taken into account when determining prices.II.Any breach of the provisions of I is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-4

A register shall be opened by each registrar in which protests received are entered, in date order and under an order number. This register is divided into nine columns intended to receive: Column 1:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-4

…al products mentioned in Article L. 5121-8, used to transfer genetic material and not consisting of cells of human or animal origin. These preparations are prepared in advance and dispensed on medical…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-42

Termination clauses by operation of law for cessation of business shall cease to have effect for the time required to carry out the transformations made pursuant to the provisions of section 8. This p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-41

…bankruptcy, a management ban provided for by Article L. 625-8 or a measure of incapacity is pronounced against one of the partners. Nor is it dissolved by the death of a partner, unless the Articles…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-46

…r of the school has the following powers in particular: 1° He/she represents the school in legal proceedings and in all civil acts; 2° He prepares the work and carries out the decisions of the Board o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Public health establishments, public medico-social establishments, health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under public law and army hospitals

Article R5126-43

In the absence of an organisation based on poles of activity, the internal use pharmacy of a public health establishment may be managed by a pharmacist belonging to another health establishment or to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Public health establishments, public medico-social establishments, health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under public law and army hospitals

Article R5126-46

…managers or heads of department of a pharmacy for internal use by decision of the Minister of Defence are responsible for the management of pharmacies for internal use in army hospitals. When the Min…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Public health establishments, public medico-social establishments, health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under public law and army hospitals

Article R5126-48

Subject to the provisions of article R. 5126-46, the pharmacist responsible for managing the internal use pharmacy is appointed by the legal representative of the managing legal entity. In the case of…

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