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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Post-authorisation studies

Article R5141-48

…l products that already have a marketing authorisation" within the meaning of 6° of article L. 5141-16, hereinafter referred to as "post-authorisation studies", means studies carried out under the res…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

…uries referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 are attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy, the College of Experts will is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-10

…e principle of proportionality are defined in Article 88 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. The simplified methodologies for calculating the capital requirement of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R385-17

…prudentiel et de résolution.III. - Chapter XIII of Title I of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-3

…least two years in the professional speciality for which registration is requested (as of 1 January 2015); 5° Have successfully passed the qualifying examination in one or more of the professional spe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1804

…/2009 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/560 ; - to the prohibition of practices which are not authorised in accordance with Annex VIII…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-4

…e applicable, an equalisation grant, pursuant to Articles L. 3334-4 and L. 3334-6 to L. 3334-7 ; In 2015, the last four paragraphs of Article L. 3334-6-1 are not applicable to the Rhône department and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 E

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 323-13 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the contribution of an asset by a farmer to a Groupement agricole d'exploitation en commun const…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

Home detention with electronic surveillance may be ordered, ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under inv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-39

The Board of Directors comprises :1° Seven representatives of the State:a) The Director of Sport and two other representatives of the Minister for Sport;b) A representative of the Minister for the Sea…

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