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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The model report referred to in Article L. 3512-7 ; 2° The conditions for application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-17

The chairman, directors or managing directors of a public limited company are liable to a fine of €150,000, issue shares or share denominations without the previously subscribed capital of the company…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-2

The provisions of Title I of Book III of this Part relating to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products established in Title II of Book III of the same Part shall apply with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: French Health Products Safety Agency.

Article L5523-1

The provisions of Book III of this Part relating to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall apply within the limits of the provisions of this Code made applicable…

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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 R214-17

A UCITS may enter into financial contracts meeting the characteristics of credit derivatives which satisfy the following criteria: 1° They make it possible to transfer the credit risk associated with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution.

Article L8253-1

Without prejudice to any legal proceedings that may be brought against them, employers who have employed a foreign worker in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1 shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-4

On receipt of the copies of the application and the form referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 1452-2, the court registry will summon the defendant by registered letter with acknowledgemen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-B

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the municipal council acquires his or her individual training rights recorded in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R4135-19-2

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the regional council acquires his individual training rights recorded in euros e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R7125-25-2

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the assembly of French Guyana acquires his individual training rights counted in…

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