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Showing 50115020 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…with the use of products intended for human health, products listed in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 falling within its remit and products intended for cosmetic use. It monitors the risk assoc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72-1

I.-The Haute Autorité de santé may, on its own initiative or at the request of the ministers responsible for health and social security, suspend or withdraw an early access authorisation when one of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Information for holders

Article L224-7-1

…hey have subscribed to during their lifetime. The online service mentioned in III of article L. 161-17 of the Social Security Code provides access to this information at any time. A directory is creat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-74

The management company may not, on behalf of a fund, carry out any transactions other than forward or spot purchases or sales of its assets which are not traded on a regulated market within the meanin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-15

The resignation of the mayor or a deputy mayor is sent to the representative of the State in the department. It is definitive as from its acceptance by the representative of the State in the departmen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to personal recovery without compulsory liquidation and to personal recovery with compulsory liquidation

Article R743-1

…the debtor by the registry when the judgment referred to in Article R. 741-12, R. 741-16 or R. 742-17.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-36

A general purpose investment fund may hold up to 25% of the same category of financial securities of the same issuer when the latter is a socially responsible company mentioned in article L. 3332-17-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-21

…s referred to in article L. 6332-2 is not concluded, the expenditure referred to in article R. 6332-17 may not exceed the minimum amount referred to in the third paragraph of I of article D. 6332-18.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-26

…mpleted the sale of the debtor's assets under the conditions provided for in articles L. 742-16, he may apply to the Protection Litigation Judge for an extension of the sale period. The judge will rul…

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