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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-1

I. - Advertising for the devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 means any form of information, including canvassing,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-2

…suspend, until the product or group of products has been brought into compliance with the laws and regulations in force, the testing, manufacture, preparation, import, use, export, wholesale distribu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-12

…the opinion issued by an elected national committee, the composition of which shall be laid down by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L6324-1

…stigate and record the infringements provided for in article L. 6324-2 and the infringements of the regulations mentioned in article L. 6322-3. The provisions of articles L. 1421-3, L. 5411-2 and L. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-14

…tion of the premises. These operations may be decided upon and carried out in accordance with local regulations, either by the local public authorities with jurisdiction, or at the initiative of one o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-24

For the application of Article L. 228-27, the defaulting shareholder is given formal notice by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.The sale of shares not admitted to trading on a regulat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-5

…if the loss of value is expected to be other than temporary. Such impairments are never reversed.A regulation issued by the French Accounting Standards Authority sets out the criteria for determining…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company.

Article R229-24

The proposed transformation of the société européenne, provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 229-10, is the subject of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announceme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6253-5

…nation and requisitioning of resources contributing to civil security; 2° Air and sea services ; 3° Regulation of controls on the entry and residence of foreign nationals and issue of residence permit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6353-5

…nation and requisitioning of resources contributing to civil security; 2° Air and sea services ; 3° Regulation of controls on the entry and residence of foreign nationals and issue of residence permit…

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