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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-10

…applied to a label containing the following information in particular: 1° The name of the product ; 2° The category to which the product belongs, with reference to those mentioned in article L. 5311-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-4

…owing information and documents, presented in accordance with the order referred to in Article R. 5121-11 : 1° The name and address of the applicant and, where applicable, those of the company exploit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-26

I. - The persons who effectively manage the business of the firm within the meaning of Article L. 532-2 .4 and the members of the board of directors, the supervisory board, the management board or any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The company pension savings plan

Article D224-10

The ceiling provided for inArticle L. 3332-11 of the Labour Code is set at 16% of the annual amount of the ceiling provided for in Article L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code. The initial payment and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-44

…have been registered for at least two years and who together hold at least 5% of the voting rights may form associations to represent their interests within the company. To exercise their rights unde…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D72-103-3

For the application of 20° of Article L. 72-103-2, provisions for liabilities and charges must be set aside as soon as the risk arises, and impairment must be recognised if an asset loses value.The Ch…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-26

The formal notice provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 1) shall be the subject of a reasoned decision by the Minister responsible for industrial property, taken after consultation with the Min…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables

Article R752-10

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-16No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 313-17n° 2005-1007 of 2 Augus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-20

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of I of article L. 312-20, deposits and assets held in dormant accounts as referred to in article L. 312-19 are deposited, af…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration.

Article L1251-20

…ary employee placed at the disposal of a building or public works company mentioned in article L. 5424-6 is entitled to an indemnity in the event of work stoppage caused by bad weather, provided that…

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