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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138

…one is required for this medicinal product; 8° The batch number; 9° The expiry date in clear text; 10° Special storage precautions, if any; 11° Special precautions for disposal of unused products or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5

…ithout prejudice to the transfer of the reprographic reproduction right mentioned in article L. 122-10 ;4° Parody, pastiche and caricature, taking into account the laws of the genre;5° Acts necessary…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…oducts, the transfer of which is subject to the prior authorisation provided for in Article L. 2335-10 of the Defence Code, to chemicals listed in Schedule 1 annexed to the Paris Convention and mentio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-7

…R. * 424-10 of the same code, notifications are sent by the mayor of the commun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 154 bis

…rticle L. 225-1 of the same code, up to a limit equal to the higher of the following two amounts:a) 10% of the fraction of taxable profit retained within the limit of eight times the annual amount of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 210 A

…orbed company has transferred the long-term capital gains previously subject to the reduced rate of 10%, 15%, 18%, 19% or 25% as well as the reserve to which the provisions for price fluctuations have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-16

…n, in those mentioned in articles L. 1242-2, L. 1251-6, L. 2253-1, L. 4625-2, L. 5121-4 and L. 6321-10 du même code. These collective agreements set out the subjects on which negotiations may be under…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-1

…mmission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 626/2011 of 4 May 2011, as amended, supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards energy labelling of air conditione…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1604

…eloped properties is levied for the benefit of establishments in the network defined in article L. 510-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Ar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles

Article A512-1

…r shareholders or members, whether natural persons or legal entities, who hold a stake of more than 10% in the intermediary, and the amounts of these stakes.3° Legal form, SIREN number and :a) If the…

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