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Showing 20212030 of 27949 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-83 du 13 Jun 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-124

…t authorisation notifies the holder of the marketing authorisation for the proprietary medicinal product in the Member State of origin of the marketing in France of the proprietary medicinal product,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-13

I.-In the City of Paris, the Prefect of Police exercises the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Consuls' decree of 12 messidor an VIII which determines the duties of the Prefect of Police in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-13

…ointed by the president of the court. It ensures that the minor does not refuse to undergo the procedure and that, in view of his or her degree of discernment, he or she has assessed the risks and con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-12

…containing the electoral envelopes to the chairman of the committee provided for in article L. 723-13 before the start of counting operations. Between the first and second rounds of voting, the prefe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-12

I.-The composition of the affected assets may be relied on ipso jure against creditors whose rights arose after the declaration referred to in article L. 526-7. By derogation from articles 2284 and 22…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-120

…and, where applicable, the additional amount of the capital increase on the basis of Article L. 225-135-1 ;7° The opening and closing dates for subscription;8° The existence, for the benefit of shareh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-12

…who will acknowledge receipt. It must include the following information 1° The name, position and duties of the applicant ; 2° The name, address and location of the research site; 3° The nature of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-12

…sion pursuant to article 723-15 examines the situation of the person concerned with regard to any reductions in sentence that may be granted in respect of the incarceration undergone while in pre-tria…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-12

…e training for local elected representatives provided for in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10 ou L. 4135-10 is required to obtain prior approval from the Minister responsible for local authorities, aft…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 F

…IV. V.-When the conditions required to benefit from one of the exemptions provided for in articles 1383 A, 1383 C ter, 1383 D, 1383 H or 1383 I and those provided for in this article are met, the tax…

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