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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-5

The application for authorisation is deemed to be complete if, within 30 days of receipt, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has not inform…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article D2223-85

…articles, with the exception of those of the second and third paragraphs of article D. 2223-80, by 30 June 2000 at the latest.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

…t on the development of the legal offer in the report mentioned in article 18 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.It shall identify and study the technical methods enab…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

…the first paragraph under the conditions defined by the articles 42 and 48-1 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.When a distributor of a radio or television service ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-61

…than 26 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017; b) No later than 24 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 quater D

…his distribution occurs more than four years but less than seven years after their realisation; For 30% of their amount, when this distribution occurs at least seven years after their realisation. A d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-11

…mmunication audiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of Article 4 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication by the addressee of a recommendation referred to in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-3-1

The delegates of the public prosecutor authorised in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 to R. 15-33-37 may hold office hours at the judicial court and in legal access centres or any other place desi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D784-2

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no. 2010-218 of 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

…articles L. 1251-5, L. 1251-9, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-13, L. 1251-16, L. 1251-17, L. 1251-29, L. 1251-30, L. 1251-31, L. 1251-34, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-41 and L. 1251-60 to open-ended contracts concluded…

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