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Showing 15311540 of 28899 articles for Art. Loi 2023-171 du 9 mars 2023

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-9

The responsible person as determined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 concerning cosmetic products and distributors of cos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-92

…companies are cooperative companies, subject to the provisions of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, subject to the provisions of this section. They contribute to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-9

…a financial penalty: 1° Failure by a marketing authorisation holder or a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product to constitute the safety stock intended for the national market in appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-9

Exceptionally and where necessary, in order to ensure the availability of medicinal products, where a manufacturing establishment of an active substance intended for export and located in a third coun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-98

…es and forestry savings companies are managed by a management company referred to in article L. 532-9 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. The management company of non-trading property investme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-9

…n to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalties set out in 2° to 9° of article 131-39 of the same code, under the conditions set out in articles 131-46 to 131-48 of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-9

…ew seizure, the new creditor may request subrogation under the conditions set out in article R. 311-9.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-18

Notwithstanding the provisions of 4° of Article 695-9-17, execution of the freezing order may not, with regard to taxes or duties, customs and exchange, be refused on the grounds that French law does…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R814-99

The company is terminated in the cases provided for in Article 1844-7 of the Civil Code. The early dissolution provided for in 4° of this article is decided under the majority conditions required for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-9

…ntities, audits of their professional activity shall be carried out by auditors of the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes, under conditions that comply with the provisions of Article 26 of Regul…

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