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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-75

…he products or operations in the case of the activity provided for in 2° of I of article R. 5126-9; 4° The tasks or activities carried out by another in-house-use pharmacy on behalf of the in-house-us…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-2

…publique près le tribunal de première instance" (Public Prosecutor at the Court of First Instance); 4° "Juge aux affaires familiales" is replaced by "président du tribunal de première instance ou son…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of events with classification, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance

Article R331-10

…airfields, and also the Minister of the Interior if there are twenty or more of these départements;4° The prefect of the département of entry into France, if the event is coming from abroad. The prov…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 293 A

…xable person;3° In other situations, the recipient of the goods indicated on the import declaration;4° By way of derogation from 1° to 3°, the person making use of the option provided for in Article 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-1

…ollective operation defined in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title IV of Book IV of the Insurance Code; 4° "Ownership and control": ownership and control within the meaning of 5° and 6° of Article 1 of Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L812-2

…qualifications with regard to the nature of the case and who meets the conditions defined in 1° to 4° of Article L. 812-3. It shall give special reasons for its decision with regard to this particula…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V quinquies : Duties levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1635 bis AE

…tise are not subject to payment of the fee. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the list;4° Application for recognition by at least one other Member State of the European Union or party to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-9

…of them is available, in the following form:a) In the case of financial securities covered by 1° to 4° of I of Article R. 214-11, in the form of accurate, reliable and regularly established prices, wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-3

…tive of the Minister for Women's Rights; f) A representative of the Minister for the Civil Service; 4° Four people qualified in the field of working conditions appointed by the Minister for Employment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-14

…vities;3° For the civic defence and security reserve, a continuous period of five years' commitment;4° For the communal civil security reserve, a period of commitment of five years;5° For the health r…

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