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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-12

…he list drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

…icle 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires before the examining magistrate or the magistrate appoint…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 G

…e law, as well as the government loan securities mentioned in l'article 9 de la loi n° 93-859 du 22 juin 1993.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-14

En application de l'article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique et dans l'exercice de l'activité définie au neuvième alinéa de l'article L. 111-7, only…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-14

…ntioned in article R. 2224-11 is more stringent treatment than that provided for in article R. 2224-13. This more stringent treatment is applicable in the new sensitive areas delimited pursuant to art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-4

…he provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001, the transfer of the registered office of a European Company registered in Fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Social and tax regime.

Article L3332-27

…y exemptions, the regulations of company savings plans established after the publication of law no. 2001-152 of 19 February 2001 on employee savings schemes must be filed under the conditions set out…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-32

…subject of a start on execution; 2° Companies subject to the procedures referred to in Articles L. 613-49 to L. 613-58-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; >Companies subject to the procedures referr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banknotes

Article R734-4

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 122-4 to R. 122-10n° 2013-383 of 6 May 2013II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "La Poste" are deleted;2° In Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banknotes

Article R733-4

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 122-4 to R. 122-10n° 2013-383 of 6 May 2013II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "La Poste" are replaced by the word…

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