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Showing 57015710 of 6073 articles for Art. 28 March 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1541-1

I.- Pursuant to article 6-2 of organic law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and article 7 of organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polyne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…49 to R. 822-162, in the version in force the day after the publication of Decree no. 2013-192 of 5 March 2013. Article R. 823-7-1 is applicable in the version in force the day after publication of De…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the activity of subcontracting the performance of preparations

Article R5125-33-2

…anted is drawn up by the holder of the authorisation to carry out the subcontracting activity by 31 March of the following year at the latest. It is forwarded to the Director General of the Regional H…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-86

…n Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal produ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B octies

…re applicable, in respect of the part of the compensation allowance provided for in article L. 5211-28-1 of the same code, corresponding to the amount previously paid under I of D of article 44 of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

I. - Taxpayers domiciled for tax purposes in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 25% of the amount of interest on loans taken out to acqu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) is a public establishment under the supervision of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…e compulsory insurance of land vehicles; b) Decrees no. 73-587 of 29 June 1973 and no. 75-171 of 17 March 1975 adopted for their application provided that the Guarantee Fund shall reimburse to the Fre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

…information communicated to it under Articles L. 561-15, L. 561-25, L. 561-25-1, L. 561-27, L. 561-28 and L. 561-29. This objection may also be extended, in advance, to the execution of any other tra…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-27

…enable them to understand its content, in particular that of the box referred to in Article L. 312-28; f) The explanations to be given to the borrower to inform him of the rights and obligations refe…

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