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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123

Any veterinary medicinal product other than those mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5142-7 which does not have one of the marketing authorisations mentioned in article L. 5141-5, or the registratio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-123

In addition to undertakings carrying on direct insurance operations, including the operations referred to in Article R. 322-135, the companies or funds referred to in Article L. 322-27 whose exclusive…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-123

The bare owner of shares is deemed, vis-à-vis the beneficial owner, to have neglected to exercise the preferential right to subscribe for new shares issued by the company when he has neither subscribe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Union representation

Article R1432-123

The trade union organisations mentioned inArticle L. 2142-1-1 of the Labour Code may appoint representatives of the trade union sections under the conditions laid down in Section II of Chapter II of T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-123

The protected interventional unit has : 1° At least two protected intervention rooms dedicated to cardiac surgery, of a size compatible with the level of equipment and operating conditions required, e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R734-5

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-123

The annual management report of an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities, referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 214-50, includes the following information: 1° A s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-123

Selective financial aid is awarded prior to production for the production of feature-length fiction or animated films, selected by a jury, that respond to a theme within a particular genre defined eac…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-123

A société d'exercice libéral formed by the conversion of a société civile professionnelle holding an office must be approved by order of the garde des sceaux, minister of justice.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-1

The debtor is ordered, where appropriate, to pay damages either for the non-performance of the obligation or for the delay in performance, if he does not prove that performance was prevented by force…

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