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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13

…edicinal products for human use and the import and export of gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1 are subject to prior authori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article R4021-7

…professional development for healthcare professionals, whatever their status or conditions of practice:a) Assessing the organisations and structures that wish to present initiatives in accordance with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

…utorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is responsible for :A.-In the banking, payment services and investment services sector:1° Credit institutions ;2° The following personsa) Investment fir…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis

Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 5.5% in respect of:A. - Supplies relating to:1° Foodstuffs intended for human consumption, products normally intended to be used in the preparation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

The professional practice standard relating to knowledge of the entity and its environment and assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, approved by the Minister of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-18

…These contracts must specify at least the following information in a clear, detailed and easily accessible form: 1° The identity of the trader, his postal and electronic addresses, his telephone num…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-39

The regional sports project is drawn up by the regional sports conference for a period it decides, which may not exceed five years. It includes: 1° An assessment of existing sports provision in the re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article D211-85

…minimum and maximum number of young sportsmen and sportswomen likely to be admitted to the training centre; 4° The number and required qualifications of the persons responsible for the sporting, medic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12

…er territories, provided that they meet the conditions laid down in this code for practising in France, subject in the case of professionals in the armed forces health service to authorisation from th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article R133-37

…a tourist resort, the tourist municipalities referred to in article L. 133-11 must implement, if necessary on only a fraction of their territory, actions likely to ensure multi-seasonal frequentation…

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