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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIIa: Basic excess

Article 293 G

I. - The taxable persons referred to in III of article 293 B who meet the conditions for exemption and who have not opted for payment of value added tax are excluded from the benefit of the exemption…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article R311-21

…the European Economic Area, pursuant to Article L. 311-31, Article L. 311-36, II of Article L. 311-42 or II of Article L. 311-48, the resolution college shall notify the competent authorities of the c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-2

…ch portfolio and each category of investment, details the transactions referred to in articles R. 332-45 to R. 332-48 and carried out during the past period and sets, for these transactions, the limit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-2

Unless otherwise provided by law, the prices of goods, products and services covered prior to 1 January 1987 by Ordinance no. 45-1483 of 30 June 1945 are freely determined by competition.However, in s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-2

…first condition is required. However, the rights referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 526-1 may not prevent the opening of simplified judicial liquidation proceedings.If the court has the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-2

Any business that includes at least one pharmaceutical establishment must be owned by a pharmacist or by a company in whose management or general management a pharmacist participates. It may be wholly…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5213-2

The advertising defined in Article L. 5213-1 relates to the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 which have the EU d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-2

Without prejudice to any criminal proceedings that may be brought, where a product or group of products referred to in Article L. 5311-1 is placed on the market, put into service or used without havin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-2

If the budget is not adopted before 31 March of the financial year to which it applies or before 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the State representative immediately re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-2

If the budget is not adopted before 31 March of the financial year to which it applies or before 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the State representative immediately re…

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