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Showing 91100 of 26972 articles for Art. CE 16-4-2012 n° 323592

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-16

Investigational medicinal products are prepared in accordance with the good practices mentioned in article L. 5121-5. The information appearing on the labelling must be written at least in French. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article D6325-16

The amounts of remuneration provided for in Article D. 6325-15 are calculated from the first day of the month following the day on which the contract holder reaches the age indicated.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Packaging.

Article R5132-16

…by a coloured line, are shown on the outer packaging, directly under the special name of the pharmaceutical speciality or product. The provisions of 2° of article R. 5132-15 do not apply to the medic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R6143-16

The Supervisory Board is provided with material, financial and human resources by the Director of the establishment. The secretariat of the Supervisory Board is provided by the latter.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

…on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling and ancillary taxes will be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-16

The CE mark is affixed under the responsibility of the manufacturer or his authorised representative. Its form and dimensions are laid down by order of the Minister for Health. The CE marking must be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax on the costs of chambers of agriculture

Article 1604

…network defined in article L. 510-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 16

The following have the status of judicial police officers:1° Mayors and their deputies;2° Gendarmerie officers and ranks, gendarmes nominatively designated by order of the ministers of justice and the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

…fits referred to in Article 204 F.Where the debtor of the withholding tax is not established in France, he is required to have a representative established in France accredited with the tax authoritie…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1630

…the purchaser is evicted, he is entitled to claim against the seller: 1° The restitution of the price; 2° That of the fruits, when he is obliged to return them to the owner who evicts him; 3° The cos…

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