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Showing 221230 of 10885 articles for Art. CE 21-10-2013 n° 358873

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

…uct which does not have a marketing authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-8 or an early access authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-12 or a compassionate access authorisation as r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-109

…import operation. For medicinal products other than finished products, and for medicinal products necessary for carrying out research involving the human person declared under the law of 20 December 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…tive support corps of the national gendarmerie, category B administrative staff of the national police and the national gendarmerie and deputy judicial police officers of the national police and the n…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-21

…defined in article R. 211-20, the registration commission mentioned in article L. 141-2 issues a receipt which it communicates to the applicant. The commission has one month from the date of the rece…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Points scale for animated works

Article 211-12

…ed to the "Production company" sub-group; b) Points are awarded if the cinematographic work is produced by at least one production company that meets the conditions set out in article 211-3; 2° "Autho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of the opening balance sheet of the first financial year certified by the statutory auditor, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown belo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 undecies

…t, excluding tax and excluding costs of any kind, in particular acquisition commissions, with the exception of transport, installation and commissioning costs that can be depreciated, of productive in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…mined under the conditions of II.The amount referred to in 1° of this I is per financial year, if necessary reduced to twelve months.II. - The income referred to in 2° of I is determined by adjusting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-4

In the absence of a joint decision by the supervisory authority on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall take a decision, on an individual or sub-consolidate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Marketing of structured deposits

Article L511-105

…en they market structured deposits within the meaning of Article L. 312-22 or when they provide advice on these deposits, credit institutions are subject to the provisions of 2°, 3° and 6° of II of Ar…

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