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Showing 64716480 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-6

One or more shareholders or associates representing at least 5% of the share capital, the works council, the public prosecutor, the Autorité des marchés financiers for persons and entities whose finan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-2

I.-To meet specific defence needs, the Minister for Defence may authorise the armed forces health service to use a proprietary medicinal product outside the conditions of prescription and supply laid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-6

…and crediting the accounts opened for its members.Where the central depository is a "DLT market infrastructure" within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-2

…he financial securities are registered in a shared electronic recording device by a "DLT market infrastructure" within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-105

…rtaking's custodian of any failure to comply with this limit. It shall also inform the Autorité des marchés financiers as soon as possible and no later than fifteen days following its discovery. It sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-20

…curred in placing this equipment on the market at the maximum price set by the State, including a reasonable profit, under the conditions laid down in Article 5 of European Commission Decision 2012/21…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures

Article R5121-51-5

…e Agency may, at the request of the applicant, grant a marketing authorisation. Once this decision has been taken, the authorisation may, if necessary, be varied or withdrawn in accordance with the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-7

…t et du travail accompanied by the summary of product characteristics and the summary report of the assessment carried out, mentioned in article R. 5141-28, including the reasons justifying the decisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-47

…f these applications.They may only be the subject of a contentious appeal after an informal appeal has been lodged with the Director General of the Agency.Decisions to grant, automatically vary, suspe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Solvency requirements

Article L385-3

Each year, supplementary occupational pension funds carry out a stress test designed to assess their ability to meet their commitments to their policyholders, members and participants, particularly in…

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