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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article R513-11-10

…' needs. Only establishments or organisations holding the authorisation provided for in Article L. 513-11-1, pharmacies for internal use authorised under Article L. 5126-4 or pharmaceutical establishm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…ité des marchés financiers.Where the company is governed by the provisions of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperative societies, the company mutual fund may invest in the sha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quaterdecies

…e acquisition of the completed home or home in a future state of completion occurs no later than 30 September 2011 or, in the case of housing construction transactions, that the declaration of commenc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis A

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…r a company not subject to corporation tax under a lease entered into between 1 January 1999 and 30 September 2006. The taxpayer or company that owns the property must undertake to rent it out for at…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions

Article L311-1

…y person who acquires, subscribes to or orders by means of the loans mentioned in 1° of Article L. 313-1; 4° Seller, the other party to these same transactions; 5° Credit intermediary, any person who,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-2

…f water intended for human consumption to be in the public interest, as mentioned in article L. 215-13 of the Environment Code, determines an immediate protection perimeter around the abstraction poin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

…bility resulting from the use of river, lake and maritime vehicles (including carrier's liability). 13. General civil liability : Any liability other than those mentioned under numbers 10, 11 and 12.1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article Annexe art. A220-3

…theInsurance Code and holding the authorisation provided for in Article 1 of Decree no. 61-1404 of 13 December 1961 amending Article 6 of the Decree of 30 December 1953 relating to secondary public t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…ods sold to persons who have taken out a leasing or rental contract with a purchase option before 8 September 1989, or to vehicles intended for simple rental, entered in the assets of rental companies…

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