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Showing 19111920 of 4867 articles for Art. CJEU – Bellone – 30 Apr. 1998 – C-215/97

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2-1

…of the first paragraph of article R. 822-2 send to the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, by 30 September at the latest, a file in duplicate comprising: 1° All official documents proving their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-8

Within a period of two months prior to the clinical trial of a veterinary medicinal product, the sponsor shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20-2

I.-Seals and samples are sent to the central service for the preservation of biological samples in standardised packaging in accordance with the procedures laid down by joint order of the Minister of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-19

…without being able to exceed an annual ceiling set by decree. Payments made on or after 1 January 1998 entitle the holder to the same premium, provided that for the penultimate year, the plan holder…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Gametes.

Article L1273-3

…le or unmarried woman who has received them is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. "

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-31

The control referred to in Article L. 1333-30 is carried out under the same conditions as those laid down in Chapter I of Title VII of Book I of the Environment Code. Where the competent authority is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

…Article 76(2) of the same Regulation, shall be punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-21-1

For the application of Article L. 533-30-13, the conduct likely to result in the reduction or restitution, in whole or in part, of the variable remuneration shall be defined by the investment firms, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-58

…er of the ministers responsible for health and social security. The list is published no later than 30th November of the year preceding that in which the study data is collected.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I to IIIa

Article 1647 D

…to 10,000 Between 237 and 565 More than 10,000 and less than or equal to 32,600 Between 237 and 1,130 Greater than 32,600 and less than or equal to 100,000 Between 237 and 2,374 More than 100,000 and…

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