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Showing 14611470 of 36505 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2020/1503 du 7-10-2020

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10

For a generic or hybrid medicinal product defined in 5° of Article L. 5121-1, the marketing authorisation may be granted before the expiry of the intellectual property rights attached to the reference…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-10

…icle L. 233-3.The shareholders vote on this report.Agreements that are not approved nevertheless produce their effects, with the onus being on the person concerned and possibly on the Chairman and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article L1311-10

…petent administrative authority ; 2° Les acquisitions à l'amiable, par adjudication ou par exercice du droit de préemption, d'immeubles, de droits réels immobiliers, de fonds de commerce et de droits…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R2333-108

…syndicates for the occupation of the public domain by all the works established by a private individual by virtue of road permissions or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article L123-10

Individuals applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector must declare the address of their business…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-107

…ine the rules for managing the Group's liquidity, in particular by defining the principles and procedures for investing and managing the cash of the institutions and companies that make up the Group a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-10

…within two months of being notified, have analyses carried out to check the quality of the water produced, the characteristics of which are set by order of the Minister for Health.If the results of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1018 A

…courts, with the exception of those that only rule on civil interests, are subject to a fixed procedural fee payable by each convicted person.This fee is:1° 31 € for criminal orders in contraventiona…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article R22-10-15

…f personal data of corporate officers who are natural persons within the meaning of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, nor persona…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-57

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the allocation of options giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares to a corporate officer pursuant to Article L. 22…

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