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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-16

The statutory audit firms mentioned in article L. 822-1-4 file or send, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, an application for registration with the Haut conseil du commissariat aux…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-163

…g and Vocational Guidance is consulted on the regional guidance plan referred to in article R. 5134-162 and, where applicable, on the results of future employment for the previous year. II - The draft…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-162

Any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 shall implement a pharmacovigilance system in order to fulfil its pharmacovigilance obligations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-16

…or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. However, all or part of this experience may have been acquired either in one or more establishments authorised to manufacture or import medi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-16-1

…lifications shall send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4221-16, in the form of certified information. They shall also send it, in the same form, the list of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1071

…he family affairs judge is to attempt to reconcile the parties. If a dispute is referred to him, he may propose a mediation measure and, after obtaining the agreement of the parties, appoint a family…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guardianship

Article R411-16

…and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. Other decisions a…

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

Article L561-16

…financing of terrorism until they have made the declaration provided for in Article L. 561-15. They may then proceed with the transaction only if the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R814-166

…m and to the coordinating magistrate mentioned in Article R. 811-40. Each financial holding company may, in addition, be subject to occasional controls, prescribed in accordance with the first paragra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: In-depth assessment

Article D1-10

…be carried out by a victim support association with general accreditation pursuant to article D. 1-12-1. In the case of domestic violence or sexual and gender-based violence, the assessment may be ca…

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