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Showing 15911600 of 36505 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2020/1503 du 7-10-2020

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-10

…t awarding act, when the clinical or fundamental research project cannot be completed in five years due to its particular complexity. The projects mentioned in the first paragraph may benefit from thi…

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

Article R22-10-35

…depository referred to in Article L. 22-10-50, it shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures provided for, as the case may be, in the second, third or fourth paragraph of Article R. 228-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preventing obesity and overweight

Article R3232-7

…the opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. This order complies with the provisions of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-102

I. - The Remuneration Committee prepares the decisions that the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions takes concerning remuneration, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-10

…ral or legal persons operating, directly or indirectly, one or more retail shops for mass-market products, or operating in the distribution sector as a central referencing or purchasing body for retai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-12

When the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé makes a reasoned request, the person responsible for placing the product on the market shall send h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-30-10

…re a signature is required, the use of a simple electronic signature that meets the requirements of EU Regulation No. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electron…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-2

…le L. 513-10-2 shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It shall indicate 1° The name or corporate name, address and…

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

Article L22-10-53

The Extraordinary General Meeting of a company whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market may delegate, for a maximum period of twenty-six months, to the Board of Directors or the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-5

A tattooing product may only be placed on the market, whether free of charge or for a fee, if it meets the following conditions: 1° Its container and packaging must bear the name or company name and a…

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