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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-40

…concerned and its current marketing authorisation number ; 2° Identification of the future holder; 3° A document establishing that the complete and up-to-date file for the medicinal product concerned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-14

…of the product or object ; 2° The name and address of the company exploiting the product or object; 3° The form of use; 4° In the case of a product, the qualitative and quantitative composition in act…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for the distribution of works intended for young audiences

Article 223-16

…tments made in the aid agreement in respect of the award of previous aid;2° The size of the company;3° The financial and legal situation of the company;4° The proportion of release plans for arthouse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-55-3

Where the composition pénale includes the measure of prohibition on meeting, receiving or coming into contact with the victim provided for in 10° of Article 41-2, this measure is brought to the attent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-719

…st July 1951; 2° 65 years and 4 months for those born between 1st July 1951 and 31st December 1951; 3° 65 years and 9 months for those born in 1952; 4° 66 years and 2 months for those born in 1953; 5°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-9

…entioned in 2° of Article R. 1125-7 as well as the xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 3° of Article R. 1125-7, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 257

…tals resulting from leases which confer a right of enjoyment;2° Rights relating to promises to sell;3° Units of interest and shares the possession of which ensures in law or in fact the allocation in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3642-2

…esident of the metropolitan council exercises the powers mentioned in article L. 184-1 and in 1° to 3° of article L. 511-2 of the construction and housing code.II. - When the President of the Metropol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-1

…ecial payment voucher. A.-The employment voucher enables : 1° To declare the employees mentioned in 3° ofarticle L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code; 2° To declare trainee au pair family helpers as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 bis A

…e used, or are intended to be used, for residential purposes after the work has been carried out; > 3° These services relate to the fitting, installation, adaptation or maintenance of materials, equip…

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