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Showing 67016710 of 13064 articles for Art. CE 9-12-2022 n° 459206

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Foodstuffs intended for specific groups

Article R412-18-1

1° The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 to 11 and 15 of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 as amended on foodstuffs intended for infants and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L784-8

…cles In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law no. 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 Apri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 5421-8 , L. 5422-18 , L. 5423-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L1811-3

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Legal proceedings.

Article L5213-21

…nd the interests of the beneficiaries of this chapter may bring a civil action based on non-compliance with the provisions of articles L. 5213-7 and L. 5213-9 to L. 5213-12, where such non-compliance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-60

If one of the partners is temporarily prevented, by force majeure, from carrying out his duties, he shall be replaced by the other partners practising within the company. If all the partners are simul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81 ter

…he conditions laid down by Articles 35 to 44 of Law no. 78-763 du 19 juillet 1978 portant statut de ces sociétés.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R743-15

…same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree R. 221-1 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-2 with the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1 No. 2020-93 of 5 Februa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R744-15

…same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree R. 221-1 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-2 with the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1 No. 2020-93 of 5 Februa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-14

…ay use the information referred to in Articles R. 5131-9 to 11 for the purposes of market surveillance, market analysis, evaluation and consumer information under Articles 25, 26 and 27 of the Regulat…

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