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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…15 apply to the Office's offer, as do the second to fourth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 1142-17, article L. 1142-19 and the second paragraph of article L. 1142-20. Where the victim has not info…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-137

Articles L. 22-10-62, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-210 and Articles L. 225-211 and L. 22-10-64 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAFs covered by this sub-paragraph.A SICAF cover…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-28

…a sabbatical leave, a leave for business creation or a specific leave mentioned in article L. 6323-17-1 of a duration of at least six months. Seniority acquired in any other company of the same group…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-7

…bject of observations recognised as justified under the conditions laid down in the articles R. 623-17 to R. 623-26 or that the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-11

…harged into the natural environment, under the conditions set out in articles R. 2224-12 to R. 2224-17 below. An order of the ministers responsible for health and the environment sets the minimum tech…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-49

…as complying with the requirements mentioned in the authorisation granted in application of Section 17 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Five of the Public Health Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-3-1

…o a legal obligation, uses several statutory auditors, under the conditions provided for in Article 17(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, provided that they submit a joint report on the certificati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-1

I.-The guarantee or equivalent undertaking referred to in the third paragraph of article R. 332-17 must :-be governed by French law and, in the event of a dispute, be subject to the exclusive jurisdic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-38

…ses mentioned in Article L. 440-1 and the trade repositories defined in Article 2 of Regulation 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, and an assessment of the portability of client positions; 13° An analysis of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4314-5

…of this profession is punishable as the offence of usurpation of title provided for in article 433-17 of the French Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out…

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