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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Journalists accompanying Members of Parliament

Article R744-40

The number of journalists accompanying a parliamentary visit may, on a permanent or occasional basis, be limited by the person in charge of the place of detention according to considerations drawn fro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment

Article R6341-43

By way of derogation from the provisions of articles R. 6341-39 to R. 6341-42, the payment of remuneration payable by the State may be made by the training establishments or centres when they are subj…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 B

For the examination of disputes relating to the deduction of the remuneration referred to in 1° of 1 of Article 39 or to the taxation of the remuneration referred to in d of article 111, the taxpayers…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-4

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 121, the compensation due, pursuant to article R. 121-1, to natural persons who are personality investigators, judicial controllers, delegates of the pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Assessment of clinical data

Article R5211-36-1

The clinical evaluation and its results are included or duly referenced in the technical documentation for the device referred to in Article R. 5211-39. The clinical evaluation and its documentation a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Interested in fraud.

Article 399

1. Anyone who has participated as an interested party in any way in the offences provided for in articles 414, 414-2 and 415 shall be liable to the same penalties as the perpetrators of the offence an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Packaging characteristics

Article L3512-20

Without prejudice to the provisions relating to the affixing of the distinguishing marks referred to in 8° of Article L. 311-39 of the French Goods and Services Tax Code and adopted pursuant to 3° of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-11

The administrator or, failing this, the liquidator shall report to the official receiver on the execution of the acts enabling the plan to be implemented in accordance with Article L. 642-8. When he h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Replacement

Article R5125-43

The post-death manager is the pharmacist who keeps the pharmacy of a deceased pharmacist proprietor open under the conditions set out in article L. 5125-21. He is chosen from the categories of pharmac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-40

I. - If the actual development of the AIFM's operations in the European Union within two years of its authorisation indicates that the marketing strategy as presented at the time of authorisation has…

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