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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…nce the evaluation of the benefits and risks of the medicinal product, in accordance with paragraph 10 of Article 58 of the same Regulation; 8° The obligation for the holder of a marketing authorisati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I to IIIa

Article 1647 D

…OUNT OF TURNOVER or revenue (in euros) AMOUNT OF THE BASIS minimum (in euros) Less than or equal to 10,000 Between 237 and 565 More than 10,000 and less than or equal to 32,600 Between 237 and 1,130 G…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…ed in the provisional budget of the co-ownership, provided for in article 14-1 of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 laying down the status of co-ownership of built-up properties, borne by the owner, less…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 283

1. Value added tax must be paid by the persons carrying out the taxable transactions, subject to the cases referred to in Articles 275 to 277 A where payment of the tax may be suspended.However, where…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax intended to finance sickness, invalidity and maternity insurance benefits under the social protection scheme for non-salaried farmers

Article 1613 quater

I.-It is instituted a contribution on beverages other than alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of article L. 111-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services mentioned in II.I bis.-.The contr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 803-8

I.-Without prejudice to its right to apply to the administrative court pursuant to articles L. 521-1, L. 521-2 or L. 521-3 of the Code of Administrative Justice, any person detained in a prison in app…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK III

Article

…salaries; 9° A provisional list of the service providers, specifying their place of establishment; 10° The service contract(s); 11° The contracts of the author(s), scriptwriter(s), writer-director(s)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…terms on a commercial partner that do not comply with the legal ceilings defined in articles L. 441-10 to L. 441-13 of the French Commercial Code. A Conseil d'Etat decree sets the conditions and limit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-2

…icles L. 420-1 to L. 420-2-2 and L. 420-5 or contrary to the measures taken pursuant to Article L. 410-3.It may impose a financial penalty when an undertaking or association of undertakings has commit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…resents a serious risk, in disregard of the second subparagraph of paragraph 12 of the same Article 10 ; 3° Failure by the manufacturer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745…

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