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Showing 43214330 of 22675 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 Jan. 2021 – no. 18-25713

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Exceptional entry of sums on the automatic account

Article 919-60

…s equivalent to the amount of the sums entered on its automatic account which lapsed on 31 December 2021 pursuant to 2° of article 123-8, excluding those which benefited from the extension provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2422-1

…ticle L. 2212-8 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016. Articles L. 2212-1, L. 2212-2 and L. 2212-5 are applicable to the Wa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4422-1

…exception of article L. 4232-15.Article L. 4211-1 is applicable in its version resulting fromOrder no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022.Article L. 4211-9-1 shall apply in its wording resulting from Law No.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L764-2

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 412-1 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 412-2 with the exception of 1° to 3° of I and L. 412-3 Order no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L762-2

…t-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 412-1 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 412-2 with the exception of 1° to 3° of I and L. 412-3 Order no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L763-2

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 412-1 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 412-2 with the exception of 1° to 3° of I and L. 412-3Order no.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-19

…before 31 December 2023, the amounts of the logistics penalties it has imposed on its suppliers in 2021 and 2022 respectively, detailing them month by month as well as the amounts actually collected.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-2

…use by public authorities of medicinal products defined in articles L. 5121-8, L. 5121-9-1, L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14-1 or benefiting from a parallel import authorisation pursuant to article L. 5124-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-5

As stated in Article 511-18-1 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-18-1 -The cloning of human embryos for therapeutic purposes is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-21

Refusing to communicate in disregard of the provisions of articles R. 321-17 and R. 321-18 all or part of the documents mentioned in article R. 321-18 is punishable by the fine laid down for 3rd class…

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