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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-28

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 5121-25, for the medicinal products mentioned in this Article, the dossier attached to the marketing authorisation application is compiled under the followin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions applicable to certain private not-for-profit establishments

Article R6161-43

…e R. 6145-12 is replaced by the reference to 2° and 3° of Article R. 6145-12; 5° In Article R. 6145-25, the words: ", except for acts performed as part of the self-employed activity of full-time hospi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1

Commercial authorisation is required for projects involving:1° The creation of a retail shop with a sales area of more than 1,000 square metres, resulting either from a new construction or from the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668

…ent paid in respect of a financial year may not be less:a) For companies with a turnover of between 250 million euros and 1 billion euros during the last financial year ended or the tax period, reduce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-20-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall notify the Autorité des marchés financiers of decisions relating to the authorisation or empowerment of the persons referred to in 2° of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-1

I. - The preparatory certificate for the duties of statutory auditor provided for in article R. 822-2 is organised each year. Candidates for the preparatory certificate for the duties of statutory aud…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the performance of preparations which may present a health risk

Article R5125-33-1

…t preparations which may present a risk to health mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 5125-1-1 is requested by the pharmacist holding the dispensary concerned from the Director General of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-1

A contractual practitioner with an open-ended contract concluded on the basis of article R. 6152-403 is entitled : 1° Annual leave under the conditions laid down in the Labour Code ; 2° Sick leave, on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-2

A contractual practitioner holding a fixed-term contract concluded on the basis of article R. 6152-403 is entitled to : 1° Annual leave under the conditions laid down in the Labour Code ; 2° Sick leav…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

…II of Article 1648 B of the General Tax Code in its wording prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003);6° The amount received by the municipality the previous year in respe…

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