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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public advertising

Article R5122-4

…ce to the provisions of Article L. 5122-7, advertising of a medicinal product to the general public may not include any element which : 1° Makes medical consultation or surgical intervention appear su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 702-1

…ure from a criminal conviction or pronounced in the judgment of conviction as an additional penalty may apply to the court that pronounced the conviction or, in the event of multiple convictions, to t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…l of donations and legacies;12° Acquisitions, disposals or exchanges of real estate and long leases;13° Participation in public interest groups;14° Acquisition or sale of securities;15° The registrati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater H

…amination does not constitute the start of one of the procedures mentioned in articles L. 12 and L. 13 of the Book of Tax Procedures. They are authorised to draw up declarations for the tax authoritie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-4

…ocedures for converting rights into retirement benefits; 4° The conditions under which the contract may be amended and the consequences of failure to comply with these conditions; 5° Information on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-11

…der the conditions laid down in Article L. 561-12 ; 2° The payee is one of the persons mentioned in 13° of Article L. 561-2, in the situations provided for in II and III of Article L. 561-3. By way of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…xpenses applicable to its staff; 11° The initial budget and its revisions; 12° The annual accounts; 13° Borrowings and maximum outstanding cash loans; 14° Acceptance of gifts and legacies; 15° the acq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1

…redit institutions and finance companies and the conditions under which direct or indirect holdings may be acquired, extended or transferred in these undertakings as well as in financial institutions,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
TITLE XXXII: PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO OFFENCES RELATING TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THEIR MEANS OF DELIVERY

Article 706-167

…and weapons and property related to nuclear materials provided for by 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 1333-9 and articles L. 1333-11, L. 1333-13-1 à L. 1333-13-6 and L. 1333-14 of the Defence Code; 2° O…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…age, waste management and remediation 3 10-12 Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco 4 13-15 Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and footwear 5 16-18 Woodworking, paper and…

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