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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-1

…rallel distribution in France of a proprietary medicinal product within the meaning of Article L. 5124-13-2, it shall inform the marketing authorisation holder of this intention and send the Director…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special arrangements applicable to distance sales of goods imported from third countries or territories

Article 298 sexdecies H

…an Union has concluded an agreement on mutual assistance similar in scope to Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

…purpose of the fund is to subscribe to a transaction provided for in articles L. 3332-18 to L. 3332-24 of the Labour Code and to merge into a pre-existing fund governed by this article, the employees…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article L214-190-1

…riber or purchaser is an investor referred to in the first paragraph of this IX. X.-Articles L. 214-24-57 to L. 214-24-61 apply to specialised financing undertakings. For the application of the provis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to preventive group resolution plans

Article L613-40

…asis of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 ;2° Refer the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 19 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-4

…5-9, if he intends to invoke the provisions of articles L. 145-18, L. 145-21, L. 145-23-1 et L. 145-24 in order to build, rebuild or raise the existing building, to reassign the ancillary residential…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Penalties.

Article L211-26

…in accordance with the provisions of article L. 211-1 of this Code are reproduced below: "Art. L. 324-2-I.-The act, including negligence, of putting or keeping in circulation a motorised land vehicle…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-25

For the purposes of 1° of Article L. 531-24, a country is considered to be a safe country of origin when, on the basis of the legal situation, the application of the law within the framework of a demo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TERMINATION OF THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE

Article L542-2

…rovided for in Article L. 753-5;d) a rejection decision in the cases provided for in article L. 531-24 and 5° of article L. 531-27;e) a closure decision taken pursuant to articles L. 531-37 or L. 531-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-46

…unds referred to in articles 695-22 and 695-23 and may be for any of those mentioned in article 695-24.

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