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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-16-1

When the request for exoneration or the claim is accompanied by the document provided for in d of 1° of article 529-10, the latter contains the relevant information specified by joint order of the Min…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-6

…old at any time. III - The Autorité des marchés financiers shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority and, where applicable, the competent authorities of other Member States of the Eur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

…and 3° of the first paragraph of Article L. 533-10 when these management companies manage an AIF or market its units or shares on an unrestricted basis. III - The Autorité des marchés financiers may r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-8

…or to maintain the presence of a responsible person at all times;4° Failure by the applicant for a marketing authorisation to submit the results of the studies referred to in the first paragraph of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-11

Each health care organisation has access, at the request of its representative, to information concerning it, derived from the data it has transmitted in application ofarticle R. 6113-10, which is hel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-44

I. - If the fund rules provide for capital to be called up in stages, it shall be paid up by the unitholders at the request of the management company before the end of the lock-up period provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-75

I. - If the fund rules provide for capital to be called up in stages, it shall be paid up by the unitholders at the request of the management company before the end of the lock-up period provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-57

I. - If the fund rules provide for capital to be called up in stages, it shall be paid up by the unitholders at the request of the management company before the end of the lock-up period provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-13

…import authorisation for a proprietary veterinary medicinal product shall notify the holder of the marketing authorisation for the proprietary medicinal product in the Member State from which the pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Use of the "home-made" label

Article L122-21

The title of maître-restaurateur distinguishes natural persons who run a company operating a catering business or carry out their activity there for the quality of their establishment and their cuisin…

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