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Showing 57215730 of 9503 articles for Art. CJEU – C-593/21 – 13 Oct. 2022

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-14

The sponsor shall provide the investigators of chemical, pharmaceutical, biological, pharmacological or toxicological tests with:1° The title and objective of the test requested ;2° Identification of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-2

…use by public authorities of medicinal products defined in articles L. 5121-8, L. 5121-9-1, L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14-1 or benefiting from a parallel import authorisation pursuant to article L. 5124-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

…ax on non-built properties and the flat-rate taxes on network companies provided for in the article 1379 of the General Tax Code as well as the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in 6° of article…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 bis

The right of recovery provided for in Article 103(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the Customs Code of the Union, applicab…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-16

The Chairman of the Agency is the authorising officer for revenue and expenditure. He may designate the Secretary General as secondary authorising officer.He may enter into settlements under the condi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-45

Internal risk and solvency assessment is an integral part of the Group's business strategy. It is systematically taken into account in the group's strategic decisions. The participating and parent und…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article R264-1

The provisions of articles R. 711-3 to R. 711-5, R. 721-1 to R.* 721-3, R. 731-1, R. 732-1 to R. 732-6, R. 733-1 to R. 733-21, R. 741-1 to R. 741-3, R. 742-1, R. 742-2, R. 743-1 to R. 743-22, R. 744-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L2531-17

It is instituted an additional tax of 15% to the tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax collected in the Ile-de-France region by the municipalities mentioned in article L. 2333-26 as well as by the publ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-31

…ct gives entitlement to exemption : 1° For the legal entities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5134-21 of this code, from the contributions payable by the employer in respect of social insurance a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-11

…enalties: 1° Posting of the decision and its dissemination, under the conditions set out in article 131-35 of the French Penal Code; 2° Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used t…

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