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Showing 69216930 of 8432 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – 13 Oct. 2011 – C-439/09

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-2

I.-The single body implements an IT service, known as the single electronic window for business formalities, accessible via the Internet, secure and free of charge, which enables the declarant, accord…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Liens and security interests

Article A743-11

…of the number of registrations revealed 2.24 € 88 Mention of a dispute in the margin of an entry 1.13 € 89 Privilege of social security and supplementary schemes Registration, including total cancell…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

I.-The amounts of the fee provided for in 1° of 1 of I of Article L. 5141-8 for marketing authorisation applications under a national procedure, a mutual recognition procedure or a decentralised proce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-6

…Barthélemy, the caisse de sécurité sociale de Mayotte and the caisse de prévoyance sociale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon or the caisses départementales ou pluridépartementales de mutualité sociale agric…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-3

…The references to the Prefect are replaced by the words: "on t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

I. - No proceedings based on articles 226-10, 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 15: Electronic communications services contracts

Article D224-58

…e conditions for terminating the bundled offer or elements thereof; 4° Without prejudice to Article 13 of Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, informatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1411-37

…nisation in this field; iv) A representative of home autonomy services covered by 1° of Article L. 313-1-3 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles in respect of their care activity, appointed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…sional "independent work" qualification sheet drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article 13 II of decree no. 2021-1926 of 30 December 2021 relating to the contribution to the production of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…e safety of products intended for humans, article 60 of the amending finance law for 2000 (no. 2000-1353 of 30 December 2000) and article 14 of order no. 2005-1087 of 1 September 2005 relating to nati…

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