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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-1

I. - Claims for compensation under the out-of-court procedure provided for in articles L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3 in respect of the losses defined in the same articles shall be addressed to the Office na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

At least two expert biologists responsible for carrying out the analyses provided for in articles R. 3354-13 and R. 3354-14 and one or more expert doctors whose duties are provided for in article R. 3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-92

…ght and the conditions for exercising it, the opening and closing dates for subscriptions; 7° The measures taken by the company pursuant to Articles R. 228-87 to R. 228-91. The information provided fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation of a European holding company.

Article R229-15

…the registered office and in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires when the shares of at least one of these companies are admitted to trading on a regulated market or when the shares of at le…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-4

…party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the procedures set out in I of Article L. 522-13 shall apply. II. - When a payment service provider, other than a credit institution authorised in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multiannual contract of objectives and resources

Article D5213-63

…ultiannual contract of objectives and resources provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5213-13 validating the approval of adapted companies, the minimum and maximum proportions of workers r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-6

…of treatment. Advertising to the public of a medicinal product for which a marketing authorisation has been granted by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parlia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-16

…rsification rules mentioned in I and II of Article R. 214-22;c) When the index is composed of other assets, its composition is diversified according to rules equivalent to those laid down in I and II…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-26

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 123-13, natural persons who have opted for or are automatically subject to the simplified real income tax regime may enter in the i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-25

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court alone has jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resulti…

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