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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-137

…bject of a marketing authorisation granted by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-47-1

…keting authorisation procedure issued by the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, in more than one Member State o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3

The officers mentioned in article L. 450-1 may operate on the public highway, enter between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. any premises used for business purposes and any premises where services are being provided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1731 A bis

The late payment interest provided for in

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition (R).

Article R1221-1

…lected representatives, namely: a) Five elected representatives from municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants; b) Two elected representatives from municipalities with a population of between…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-22

…y way of derogation from the 10% limit set out in II of Article R. 214-21, a UCITS may invest up to 20% of its assets in equities and debt securities of a single issuer where, in accordance with the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article D4241-22

In addition to the decentralised authority mentioned in article D. 4241-20 who chairs it, this commission comprises: 1° Seven full members and seven alternate members representing pharmacists, propose…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

…L. 172-2, L. 172-3, L. 172-6, L. 172-8, L. 172-9, L. 172-13 (second paragraph), L. 172-17, L. 172-20, L. 172-22, L. 172-28, L. 172-31, L. 173-22-1, L. 175-7, L. 175-8, L. 175-9, L. 175-12, L. 175-13…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-7

…l Enforcement Procedures; 2° Ships in the cases and conditions provided for by the articles L. 5114-20 and L. 5114-29 of the Transport Code; 3° Aircraft, in the cases and conditions provided for by th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-9

…by the administrative authority. If the company fails to deposit the sum, the fine is increased to €20,000. The conditions for this deposit and its possible return, in particular the maximum period wi…

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