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Showing 52115220 of 6566 articles for Art. 31 March 2009

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial penalties

Article R5145-5

On the basis of the inspection reports drawn up in application of Chapter VI of this Title or the results of inspections carried out under Article R. 5141-79 which reveal breaches of the provisions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: EC declaration of conformity, product quality assurance.

Article R5211-48

As part of the EC declaration of conformity procedure, product quality assurance, the manufacturer shall submit to an authorised body for verification the quality system which he has set up for the fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system.

Article R5211-40-1

For Class IIa devices, the authorized body must, as part of the assessment of the quality system, assess the technical documentation for at least one representative sample of each device subcategory i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-2

The provisions of this section do not apply when : 1° The device is sold to a manufacturer of an in vitro diagnostic medical device, except where the latter expressly requests this from the reseller;…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 J

…wards by the taxpayer applies no later than the third month following that of the request and until 31 December of the year or, if the adjusted rate or amount of the advance payment resulting from his…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…he other bonds or contracts or investments held by the beneficiary of the said income and which, on 31 December of the year preceding the event giving rise to taxation of the income concerned, have no…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…o are nationals of a third country on the list annexed to Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…the priority development zones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Aa: Correction applied to exemptions when property tax on built-up properties is transferred

Article 1382-0

…rticle 1384 C as well as to articles 1384 E, 1384 F, 1586 A and 1586 B in their version in force on 31 December 2020, is equal to the ratio between:1° On the one hand, the sum of the products, calcula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-99

…R. 515-31-6 of the Environment Code. The Nuclear Safety Authority is entitled…

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