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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Brokerage of medicinal products

Article L5124-19

Drug brokerage is any activity related to the sale or purchase of drugs which does not involve physical handling and which consists of trading, independently and on behalf of a natural or legal person…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article R22-10-34

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the waiver of preferential subscription rights provided for in Article R. 225-122 may not be made in favour of named beneficiar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-12

The opinions and recommendations of the Trade Practices Review Board and of the chambers called upon to give an opinion are adopted by a majority of their members present; in the event of a tie, the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-4

When examining a particular area of activity, the Trade Practices Review Board may call a representative of the suppliers and a representative of the distributors in the area of activity in question t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R621-50

The representative status of a trade union organisation within the Autorité des marchés financiers is assessed in accordance with the conditions set out in Article L. 2121-1 of the Labour Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are appointed

Article D4031-18

When a seat becomes vacant, the trade union organisation from which the professional belongs shall appoint a new representative to replace him for the remainder of his term of office.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Practice of the profession.

Article R6223-43

The company provides proof of the liability insurance required by the third paragraph of article 16 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-35

I. - For the assessment of the 50% quota set out in I of article L. 214-28 : 1° The numerator is made up of the subscription or acquisition price of the securities or rights in the portfolio and the b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-92

The provisions of the second paragraph of article 1865 of the Civil Code relating to the publication of transfers of company shares do not apply to non-trading property investment companies and forest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-13

All actions against non-liquidating partners or their surviving spouses, heirs or assigns shall be barred after five years from publication of the dissolution of the company in the Trade and Companies…

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