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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1541-1

…organic law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and article 7 of organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, articles R. 1110-8 to R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-86

…tioned in I may be authorised when they concern medicinal products within the meaning of Article L. 5111-1, containing one of the substances mentioned in 1° and 2° of I and meeting one of the followin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VI: City of Paris

Article 1656 quater

…are not income-producing. IV.-The articles 1382-0 and 1388-0 as well as 3 of I and III of article 1518 A quinquies do not apply to the City of Paris. From 2022, the penultimate paragraph of III of Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-23

…whatever their level of processing, as provided for in the first paragraph of II of article L. 1245-5-1, are sent by pharmaceutical establishments and by establishments authorised under articles L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

…December 2023 in the employment areas to be redynamised defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are exempt from income tax or corporat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…s of this Title and the texts adopted for its application, the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…products, the transfer of which is subject to the prior authorisation provided for in Article L. 2335-10 of the Defence Code, to chemicals listed in Schedule 1 annexed to the Paris Convention and ment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3-1

…ber State of the European Union include the information provided for in 1°, 3° and 7° of article R. 5132-3 and also indicate: 1° The common name of the medicinal product prescribed, in accordance with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-1

The signatory parties to the agreement provided for in article L. 5422-20 entrust the management of the unemployment insurance scheme to a private law body of their choice. The institution mentioned i…

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