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Showing 42114220 of 8432 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – 13 Oct. 2011 – C-439/09

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Book III: General provisions

Article R341-1

…provided for in 3° of Article L. 342-3 is exercised under the conditions defined in articles R. 122-13 to R. 122-22.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Guarantees.

Article L6421-4

…ates in connection with their validation applications are subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article R143-22

For the application of articles L. 143-2, L. 143-6, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13, the domicile declared is the domicile elected by the creditors in their entries.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Bank.

Article R142-25

…ontribute to its work are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R773-39

…the words "in 7° bis and 7° quater" are replaced by the words "in 7° quater"; 8° In Articles R. 561-13, R. 561-16, R. 561-20-4 and R. 561-28, after the words "mentioned in 1° to 6°," the words "with t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-39

…the words "in 7° bis and 7° quater" are replaced by the words "in 7° quater"; 8° In Articles R. 561-13, R. 561-16, R. 561-20-4 and R. 561-28, after the words "mentioned in 1° to 6°," the words "with t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009;7° ter Management companies established in another Member State of the European Union o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 ter

A fine of 1,500 euros shall be imposed for obstructing access to, or the reading or seizure of, computerised records or documents, as referred to in b and c of 2 of Article 64, in cases other than tho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for systemic medicinal treatments for cancer

Article R6123-94-1-1

The establishment authorised to provide systemic medicinal treatments for cancer with a C rating complies with the obligations imposed on holders of authorisations for medicine caring for children and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-1

…ution and the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Wallis-et-Futuna and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, with regard to the interests for which they are responsible.

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