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Showing 20612070 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 R5121-125

…upport of the initial authorisation application, or at the time of the last renewal application, or during the authorisation period. Renewal of the authorisation is granted under the conditions set ou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-122

If the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé remains silent for a period of forty-five days from the date of receipt of the complete application a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-12

…lled upon to take part in the Committee's work under the conditions provided for in article R. 1123-13 or by one of the specialists mentioned in article R. 1125-19.Voting by secret ballot is compulsor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Amounts paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article 125 ter

La fraction des sommes versées par la Caisse des dépôts et consignations en application du V de l'article L. 312-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code having the character of income from transferable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-12

…lth agencies or the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, any additional information they may have on cases they have reported and on cases that h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-12

…ect of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by Book VI; 3° If, during the twelve months preceding the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-125

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail and which states: 1° The name or business name and address of the approved manufacturer a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-12

…locations received. Allocations from the VAT compensation fund are paid in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 1615-6, as and when payments are made to the holder of the contract and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-12

…riod of two years. The Director General of the Centre National de Gestion organises a national procedure for choosing a post after the knowledge test, in accordance with the conditions laid down by or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-2

The approval granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in application of article R. 212-12 specifies: 1° The technical specifications from which derogations are ma…

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