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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-77

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Ordinary General Meeting responsible for approving the financial statements for the financial year and the general partn…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article L310-5

…icles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of 200 euros. The amount of the reduced fixed fine is 150 euros and the amount of the increased fixed fine is 4…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-6

…ance or in States party to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. It must not be likely to mislead or cause confusion as to the origin, provenance, characteristics…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-4

…he death of a member of the minor's family or in the case of duly justified exceptional circumstances. When the declaration is made, the officer or agent of the judicial police verifies the identity o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-2

…dicinal products within the meaning of Article L. 5111-1, i.e. :1° The active substance or substances. An active substance is any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used for the manufac…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Delegation of powers

Article R1111-1-1

…gation takes effect on the date of entry into force set by the agreement and may not exceed six years. The decree delegating competence and the signed agreement are published in the Journal officiel d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial documentation and statistical information.

Article D213-9

…al accounting standards of the countries of the European Economic Area or French accounting standards. In addition, where the issuer has its registered office outside the European Economic Area, it ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-51

…dy carried out on the same site as activities of the same nature carried out for therapeutic purposes. If he considers it necessary, the Director General of the Agency may request that the files of de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-31-3

The information relating to all the transactions mentioned in Article R. 561-31-2 shall be sent by the persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2 no later than thirty days following the month…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to interruptions of pregnancy by instrumental methods

Article R2212-12-1

To allow a doctor in the health centre to carry out voluntary terminations of pregnancy by the instrumental method under local anaesthetic, the health centre must meet the following conditions: 1° Hav…

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