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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-39

…blishments providing home hospital care;21° One representative of health centres and health centres;22° One representative of territorial professional health communities;23° One representative of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…d 3°, 5° and 9° to 11° of B of I and III thereofLaw no. 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-22…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIb: Cotisation foncière des entreprises: minimum levy

Article 1647 D

…applied in respect of 2013 or, where applicable, to that which was set by a decision taken between 22 January and 1 October 2013 for application from 2014.2. In the absence of a deliberation for one…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-2

…ofessions for which a European professional card, referred to in Article 1 of Order No 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions, is impl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

…substances with a well-established use and which is the subject of the dossier mentioned in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on ve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Appointment of a representative in France

Article 289 A

…claims relating to taxes, duties and other measures and by Council Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 of 7 October 2010 on administrative cooperation and combating fraud in the field of value added tax. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…nk in accordance with the provisions of Article 18(5) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the supervisory board shall initiate sanction proceedings against an institution or a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B undecies

…xcluding any change to its rules of establishment. However, when the transformation occurs after 15 October, the collection zones according to the importance of the service rendered instituted by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…in article 154 bis and in 1° of Article 998, with the exception of contracts covered by articles L. 224-1 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code contracts covered by article L. 225-1 of the same c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-2

…ith the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-22…

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