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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue

Article R5132-35

…g a prescription for one or more medicinal products classified as narcotics or subject to narcotics regulations, bearing the particulars provided for in article R. 5132-13, is kept for three years by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-37

…e classification or maximum residue limit of a pharmacologically active substance in application of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article L211-20

I. - The pledge of a securities account is constituted, both between the parties and in relation to the issuing legal entity and third parties, by a declaration signed by the account holder. This decl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-4 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 321-11 AND A. 321-13)

Article Annexe 3-4

…n;civil liability;contract: classification, formation and effects;-special contracts: sale (general regulations and special regulations for sales of movable property at public auction), deposit, seque…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-25

…y operation of law may present an abbreviated schedule drawn up in accordance with a model set by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables. As an exception to the provisions of the first par…

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

Article L123-10

…ation does not entail any change in the use of the premises or application of the commercial leases regulations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

…lic establishments of an industrial or commercial nature, within the limits defined by the laws and regulations governing them and on condition that these leases do not involve any right of way on the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-2

…and made available free of charge on an online public communication service, in an open and freely reusable format. Without prejudice to their other legal publicity obligations, collective management…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-1

…ted issue of unfair competition, shall be brought exclusively before judicial courts, determined by regulation. Regularly constituted professional defence bodies shall be entitled to institute legal p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-2

The communes, départements and regions regulate the affairs of their jurisdiction by their deliberations.Under the conditions laid down by law, they have regulatory powers for the exercise of their ju…

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