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Showing 10611070 of 21427 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31 March 2004

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of employment

Article R6152-814

…al measure, the extension of activity applies under the conditions defined inarticle 135 of law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 relating to public health policy, as amended byarticle 141 of law no. 2016…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L141-2

…sidence or establishment of customers in the internal market, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/ EC are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-59

…f the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, which has not been made public. III.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-20

…f Directors determines the management expenses of the guarantee fund and manages its assets. Before 31 March each year, it draws up the fund's balance sheet for the operations of the previous year. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-9

…hich is set by order of the Minister for Health pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 5121-31: a) Failing to comply with the obligation to draw up and implement a shortage management plan to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-1

…ion notification issued by the European Medicines Agency pursuant to Article 57 o of Regulation 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-56

…the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/ EC, 2003/125/ EC and 2004/72/ EC, and the date on which that information is made public.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

…in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 and 15 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles inte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

…ts own equity securities shall declare the transactions it intends to carry out to the Autorité des marchés financiers.This obligation is deemed to have been fulfilled when the company has informed th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on offering advantages

Article L1453-4

…lated by this code, to osteopaths and chiropractors mentioned inarticle 75 of law no. 2002-303 of 4 March 2002 relating to patients' rights and the quality of the health system and to psychotherapists…

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