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Showing 23112320 of 3003 articles for Art. 28 juin 2018

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-3

…nufacturing practices referred to in point 2 of Article 93 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and the good distribution practices referred to in point 8 of Article 95 of the same Regulation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804

…in or geographical indication is exceeded ; - in Chapter IV of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

…ssional agreements satisfying the conditions of this article made in application of articles L. 213-28 to L. 213-37 and L. 251-5 to L. 251-13 of the Code du cinéma et de l'image animée, the conditions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…ture capital mutual fund or a professional investment fund, as provided for in IX of article L. 214-28 of the Monetary and Financial Code, from the sale of securities held for at least two years;b) Di…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 ter

…nning code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012, a special equipment tax intended to finance their land an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of reductions in sentences provided for in article 721

Article D116-6

…The sentence enforcement judge may decide, in accordance with the fifth paragraph of article D. 49-28, that the sentenced person be heard by the sentence enforcement commission during the review of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-30

…r the cessation or interruption of exploitation, or the confiscation provided for in Article L. 623-28-1. If an expert appraisal or description, with or without actual seizure, is ordered by the presi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-5

…m² per person up to eight people and by 5 m² per additional person above eight people;c) in zone C: 28 m² for a childless household or two people, increased by 10 m² per person up to eight people and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…4 ; 2° Article L. 5211-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3; 3° Les articles L. 5211-28 to L. 5211-35-1 ; 4° Article L. 5211-40-1; 5° The articles L. 5211-41 to L. 5211-41-3 ; 6° Les ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity leave

Article D1225-8

…ithin six months of the end of the leave from which the father benefits pursuant to article L. 1225-28.

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