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Showing 48014810 of 15668 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – Case C-439/09 – 13 Oct. 2011

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R784-18

…621-36n° 2014-498 of 16 May 2014R. 621-37 and R. 621-37-1n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-37-2n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 621-37-3n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-37-4 and R. 621-37-5n° 2013-687 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R782-23

…621-36n° 2014-498 of 16 May 2014R. 621-37 and R. 621-37-1n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-37-2n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 621-37-3n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-37-4 and R. 621-37-5n° 2013-687 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R783-23

…621-36n° 2014-498 of 16 May 2014R. 621-37 and R. 621-37-1n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-37-2n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 621-37-3n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-37-4 and R. 621-37-5n° 2013-687 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIb: Cotisation foncière des entreprises: minimum levy

Article 1647 D

…l 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 an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Exclusivity clauses.

Article R330-2

It is punishable by the fines provided for in 5° of Article 131-13 of the Penal Code for fifth-class offences makes it a criminal offence to provide a person with a trade name, trademark or sign while…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Health organisation

Article D360

In accordance with the provisions of articles R. 322-5 and D. 215-13 of the French Prison Code, the transfer to a more appropriate prison of remand prisoners who do not benefit, in the prison where th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-3

…ance with the requirements of Directive 2003/94/EC and by an establishment authorised under Article 13-1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001, the batc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

…entioned in b, c and d of I of Article R. 356-24 are complied with at all times. If this is not the case, the undertaking concerned shall immediately inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2-2

The medical electroradiology manipulator is authorised to carry out, under the responsibility of the doctor mentioned in article R. 4351-1, in application either of an individual medical prescription…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-5

…cle 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 must contain the information referred to in articles A. 132-4 and A. 132-4-4, in force on the date of conversion.

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