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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Offences concerning public limited companies

Article L242-30

The penalties provided for by articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-24 for chairmen, general managers and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective attributions, to mem…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commercial guarantee

Article R217-8

The application shall be submitted on a form and shall include all the information and supporting documents needed to assess whether the trader is covered by the provisions of article L. 217-24. If th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-9

Failure by the responsible person, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, to provide the Agence nationale de sécurit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-32

I.-Where the College finds that there is no liability, it shall inform the claimant and the persons against whom the proceedings have been brought, as well as their insurers, by any means that ensures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-7

If they meet the qualification and competence criteria defined by articles R. 4323-24 and R. 4323-100, self-employed workers may carry out periodic inspections of work equipment and personal protectiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to hazardous substances and mixtures.

Article L1342-1

…l effects shall draw up a single declaration in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packagin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Consultative and other institutions

Article L784-5

…2° In the first paragraph of article L. 614-2, the words: "and any proposed Community regulation or directive before its examination by the Council of the European Union" as well as the words: "to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Consultative and other institutions

Article L783-5

…2° In the first paragraph of article L. 614-2, the words: "and any proposed Community regulation or directive before its examination by the Council of the European Union" as well as the words: "to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-209

…ct to substantial manipulation within the meaning of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medicinal products an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-9

…de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé makes use of this provision, it shall inform the European Commission in accordance with Article 46b of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliamen…

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