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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-41

…nts located in centres or structures approved in application of article 30 of decree no. 2004-67 of 16 January 2004 relating to the organisation of the third cycle of medical studies or article 3 of d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-2

…onditions mentioned in Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the Eur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

…graph of Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the Eu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23-2

…tuation;5° If the medicine prescribed is on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code, this substitution is made under the conditions set out in articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-279

…rred to in Article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code; 3° If its activity comes under the article 16 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft tra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-22

…hen the index provider and the UCITS are part of the same group within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, all measures are taken to avoid conflicts of interest.II. - By way of der…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-2

…the fight against mosquitoes in the departments mentioned in 2° of article 1 of law no. 64-1246 of 16 December 1964 relating to the fight against mosquitoes; 6° Health checks at borders in department…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Collagens and gelatin

Article R412-32

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 and 2, points 1 and 2 of Chapter I and Chapter V of Section XIV "Gelatin" of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157 bis

…195, may deduct an amount of:- €2,620 from their net overall income if this income does not exceed €16,410;- €1,310 if this income is between €16,410 and €26,400.In the case of married persons subject…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L784-10

…ht-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2 law no. 2016-…

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