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Showing 20212030 of 69211 articles for Art. s. L 237-2 · L 237-15 · L 237-16 · R 237-1

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-16

The rules relating to accounting, the form of budgets and accounts, the books and records of the authorising officer and the accounting officer will be laid down by one or more orders signed by the mi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-16

An order of the ministers responsible for justice, the economy, social affairs, agriculture and labour specifies the list of declarations referred to in 1° of I of article R. 123-1 that must be filed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-2-1

Persons fulfilling the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 4131-2 may be authorised to practise medicine as an assistant to a doctor: 1° In areas characterised by insufficient healthcare pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-2

I. - 1. The sale or offer to sell products or services as a package is prohibited, except where the products or services included in the package can be purchased individually or where they cannot be s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

Contracts with unit-linked guarantees as referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 must refer to at least one unit of account made up of transferable securities, collective investment un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5221-16

In order to comply with the requirements relating to design and manufacture, in vitro diagnostic medical devices are designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the following objectiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-1

In private not-for-profit health establishments, a medical committee is elected by the practitioners working there. Its powers are set out in I of article L. 6161-2-2. The matters on which it is consu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-11-2

If, after his election, it transpires that an elected member of an Association Council, a Disciplinary Chamber or a Social Insurance Section has, before or after his election, been subject to one of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18-2

If, after his election, it transpires that an elected member of a Council of the Bar, a Disciplinary Chamber or a Social Insurance Section has, before or after his election, been subject to one of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article R224-15

The association's articles of association stipulate that an extraordinary general meeting must be called to decide on : 1° Renewal of the policy taken out with the insurance company. The resolution re…

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