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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 quinquies

…69/2009 of 24 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards enhanced official controls on imports…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-8

…ment on the European Economic Area whose process has been authorised under Article 6.2 of Directive 2004/23/EC, it declares this to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de sa…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-3

…rces and services referred to in paragraphs III and IV of Article 30 and I of Article 31 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy; 7° Activities relating to technical e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-154

…e Committee for Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment mentioned in Article 56 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004.In collaboration with the Europe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…I Law no. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 L. 1121-16-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-17 Law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 L. 1122-1 Order no. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018 L. 1122-1-1 Order no. 20…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…e French Heritage Code; 4° Substances classified as category 1 in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors; 5° Goods…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-5

…e subject of an authorisation for the preparation process provided for in Article 6(2) of Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the establishment of st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-23

…mentioned in Annex III of Commission Directive (EU) 2015/566 of 8 April 2015 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC as regards procedures for verifying equivalent quality and safety standards for imported…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

…and 2° bis of II of Article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003). In 2005, these amounts are indexed at a rate of 1% for the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…reproductions of the said protected objects that he makes. II. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply to the provider of the on…

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