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Showing 66016610 of 13025 articles for Art. Euronext Harmonised Market Rules — derivatives

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article R311-14

…dge institution, shall be based on an assessment of the situation of the bridge institution and the market conditions and outlook justifying the extension of the activity of this institution.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-7

…e administrative authority may order by decree one or more of the following measures: suspension of marketing, withdrawal, recall and destruction.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article R412-7

…amended, on the provision of food information to consumers, the labelling particulars of foodstuffs marketed on national territory shall be written in the French language.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-4

Tattoo products placed on the market must not harm human health when applied under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, taking into account, in particular, the presentation of the produ…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R330-1

…ms for the settlement and delivery of financial instruments notified to the European Securities and Markets Authority by the Minister responsible for the economy, pursuant to I of Article L. 330-1, is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Name and identification of the medicinal product

Article R5121-2

…ed name or a common or scientific name accompanied by a trade mark or the name of the holder of the marketing authorisation or of the company responsible for exploiting the medicinal product. The inve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products.

Article R5437-4

Placing on the market, whether free of charge or for a consideration, a tattoo product whose container or packaging does not bear one of the indications provided for in article R. 513-10-5 is punishab…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-19

…may not be less than the par value.In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the issue price may not be less than 90% of the average of the prices quoted over the twenty…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection II: Governance of the plan

Article A144-4

…ficant reduction in the annuity that will be paid to me when my rights are settled if the financial markets have not performed well in the meantime. " ;

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Internal regulations (R)

Article R4134-21

The regional economic, social and environmental council shall draw up its rules of procedure. The rules of procedure shall lay down the composition of the bureau, the number, composition, powers and o…

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