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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-210

…the medicinal product;8° The posology, pharmaceutical form and methods and routes of administration;9° A description of the pharmacovigilance system based on the pharmacovigilance provisions laid down…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-25

For the purposes of 1° of Article L. 531-24, a country is considered to be a safe country of origin when, on the basis of the legal situation, the application of the law within the framework of a demo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-1

Clearing houses are the central counterparties defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterpa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary parent companies

Article L517-11

…lishment and whose total value of assets is greater than or equal to 40 billion euros on 27 June 2019 shall be required to have one intermediate parent undertaking or, where deemed necessary in accord…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-6

I. Changes in the ownership structure of an investment firm must be notified to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. The acquisition or extension of direct or indirect shareholdings i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-2

…strial property for notification to the European Commission pursuant to the provisions of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-7

For the application of article D. 351-6: 1° Are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the same effect: a) The references to the Labour Code; b) The references to the agreement of 10 June 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 H

…h, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 are exempt from 80% of the property tax on unbuilt properties levied for the benefit of the muni…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 M

…heir own tax status may, by a general deliberation taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt establishments whose main activity is the retail sale of phonograms from business pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article D214-124

…e investment fund) is subscribed or redeemed, the adjustment accounts mentioned in articles L. 214-69 and L. 214-81 are increased or decreased by an amount equal to the share of the distributable sums…

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