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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-6

…actions distinguishing between the shares of cooperating members and those of non-cooperating members. The capital of sociétés coopératives hospitalières de médecins is represented by registered share…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Dispensing on the basis of a prescription in non-proprietary names.

Article R5125-55

…er of generics provided for in article R. 5121-5 and in the database provided for in III of article 47 of law no. 2000-1257 of 23 December 2000 relating to the financing of social security.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 775-1

…s of this article do not apply to persons convicted of one of the offences mentioned in Article 706-47. This article also applies to judgments or rulings declaring a person not criminally responsible…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article D2333-74

…s governed by the article L. 321-1 of the Internal Security Code is as follows:6% up to 100,000 euros.16% from 100,001 euros to 200,000 euros.25% from €200,001 to €500,000.37% from €500,001 to €1,000,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-40

A company from a third country within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 532-47 of this Code is not required to establish a branch in France if, without providing any other investment service mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-165

…when the suspension or withdrawal is justified on one of the grounds mentioned in article R. 5121-47.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable when the temporary loss of discernment of a person is caused by that person and in particular by the voluntary consumption of psychoactive substances

Article D47-37-2

Outside the cases provided for by articles 706-139-1 and D. 47-37-1, where the examining magistrate considers that the temporary loss of discernment of the person under investigation is at least partl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-14

…to pay and notification to the debtor of the seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box 32.98 € 47 Order for payment and notification to the debtor of the conversion into a seizure for sale of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 7

…e day on which the offence was committed.Public prosecution for the crimes mentioned in Article 706-47 of this Code, when committed against minors, shall be time-barred after thirty years have elapsed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-8

…ice officers or agents mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, for a period of three months. This storage is carried out under conditions guaranteeing the integrity and confidentiality of th…

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