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Showing 22312240 of 45378 articles for Art. L 237-29 · ANSA 09-068 · Cass. com. 26 September 2018

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-5

The Office is required to make an offer of compensation to any victim referred to in article L. 3122-1 within a period set by decree, which may not exceed six months from the date on which the Office…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-4

Assignments carried out by an employee who has an open-ended employment contract with a temporary employment undertaking are governed by Articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-63, subject to the adaptations pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-12

Management control, which must be entrusted to natural persons, and auditing of the accounts shall be carried out under the conditions laid down in the grouping's constitutive contract. However, when…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article L628-7

Without prejudice to Article L. 622-6, the debtor draws up a list of the claims of each affected party having participated in the conciliation that must be the subject of the declaration provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-3

When carrying out their activity on national territory, the qualified person in pharmacovigilance referred to in paragraph 8 of Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall have prof…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-4

The local or regional representative referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall carry out his duties in professional premises located on national terr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-1

When a phonogram has been published for commercial purposes, the performer and the producer may not oppose: 1° To its direct communication in a public place, as long as it is not used in a performance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-48

Nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France to carry out all or some of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-25 to L. 224-25-26 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal en…

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