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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…cines and Health Products in accordance with the procedures and time limits provided for in Article 87 of this Regulation ; 2° Any failure by the manufacturer of a device referred to in Article 1 of R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…19553D of 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-7Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-8Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-8-1Decree no. 2019-12…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article Annexe art. A211-11

…It has been deliberately limited to the essentials. To find out more, you should consult :- Law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 , published in the Journal officiel of 6 July 1985;- decree no. 86-15 of 6 Jan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…hundred employees, the economic, social and environmental database provided for in article L. 2312-18 includes the information provided for in the table below. It also includes the information relatin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-3

…ease or of requests for acts, including if the request was previously rejected pursuant to Article 186-1, or in applications to set aside, subject to the Articles 173-1 and 174, or in applications for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

…undertaking which is situated in the territory of a Member State other than the home Member State; 8° "Establishment" of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking means its head office or one of its br…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Minimum flat-rate assessment of taxable income based on certain lifestyle factors

Article 168

…s not signed an administrative assistance agreement with France to combat tax evasion and avoidance.8. Touring aircraft: per horsepower of the actual power of each aircraft€699. Racehorses aged at lea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17° : Tax credit granted for sums paid for the employment of an employee in the home, to an approved association or to an approved body with the same purpose

Article 199 sexdecies

…2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles.The services defined in 2°, 4° and 5° of I and in 8° to 10°, 15°, 16°, 18° and 19° of II of article D. 7231-1 of the Labour Code, in the version in fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 271

…as appropriate:a) That shown on the invoices drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 289 and if the tax could legally have appeared on the said invoices;b) That paid by the taxpayers the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 291

…imported by sea fishing companies;7° Dental prostheses imported by dentists or dental prosthetists;8° Original works of art, stamps, collectors' items or antiques, when imported directly to establish…

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