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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

…the neutrality and uniformity of the packaging of tobacco products provided for in article L. 3512-20, in particular with regard to shape, size, texture and colour, and the procedures for including b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-17

…value and, where applicable, by the entire issue premium. The penalty provided for in this article may be doubled where the shares or share denominations issued have been the subject of an offer to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-2

…ch Polynesia and subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter.In other cases, the Agency may enter into agreements with the authorities of New Caledonia and French Polynesia.Article L. 5311…

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

Article L5523-1

…mits of the provisions of this Code made applicable to Wallis and Futuna.In other cases, the Agency may enter into agreements with the competent authorities of Wallis and Futuna.Article L. 5311-1 is a…

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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-22

Claims that are not mentioned in article R. 613-20 may, by way of derogation from the provisions of article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 mentioned above, be declared until the expiry o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-93-1

…sistant and will send him the candidate's file. A representative of the armed forces health service may attend meetings of the disciplinary board in an advisory capacity. When a sanction has been pron…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…article L. 422-6; in this case, its duration is equal to that of the programme or agreement, which may not be less than two years; 10° To foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7 an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-8

…anking Authority. III. - In exceptional circumstances, the one-month period referred to in I and II may be extended by a maximum of two months.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…Code and taken out in the course of a professional activity, reduced by a proportional allowance of 20% for sums, values or annuities from the contracts mentioned in 1 of I bis and meeting the conditi…

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