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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-12

Failure to comply with Articles 37, 42, 43 and 93 of European Parliament Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products regarding the communication of informatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIIa: Basic excess

Article 293 BA

The exemption mentioned in Article 293 B is not applicable when the administration has drawn up a report of flagrance fiscale, under the conditions set out in Article L. 16-0 BA of the Book of Tax Pro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-5

For the application of this book in Martinique:1° In Article R. 142-16, the references to the regional directorates for companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment and to the regional d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R*594-1

…sions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Service contracts.

Article R5323-12

The private employment agency that has signed a service provision contract with one of the organisations participating in the public employment service mentioned in article L. 5311-2 to take charge of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7

…V are issued and redeemed by the company at the request of subscribers or shareholders, as the case may be, and at net asset value plus or minus fees and commissions, as the case may be.Where the SICA…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Temporary storage (R).

Article R2213-29

After the coffin has been closed, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2213-20, it may be temporarily deposited in a religious building, a burial chamber, at the crematorium, in a depositor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-2

…L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the legal entities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may draw up an abbreviated balance sheet and an abbreviated profit and loss account when they do not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to hazardous substances and mixtures.

Article L1342-1

…r in the event of a health emergency.Importers or downstream users mentioned in the first paragraph may be required to participate in the conservation and use of the information and to contribute to c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

The total amount of sums allocated under the provisions of this Title may not exceed the following ceilings:1° With regard to the sums invested, 35% of the sums entered on 31 January 2023 in the autom…

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