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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123

…ing authorisations mentioned in article L. 5141-5, or the registration mentioned in article L. 5141-9, or the temporary authorisation for use mentioned in article L. 5141-10 must, prior to importation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-34

…not satisfactory, in particular by reference to the indicators provided for in article R. 6122-24 ;9° Where it has been established that work has begun before the authorisation was granted, except wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-10

…nts for verification of compliance with quality assurance procedures by a third party organisation; 9° Where applicable, the name and address of the laboratories with which the applicant laboratory co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…the operation of municipal services;8° To decide on the granting and taking back of cemetery plots;9° To accept gifts and legacies that are not subject to conditions or charges ;10° To decide on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…g from Order No. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018 issued in application of Article 32 of Law No. 2018-493 of 20 June 2018 relating to the protection of personal data and amending Law No. 78-17 of 6 Janua…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F quinquies

…enregistrement au taux de 0,70 %:A. With the exception of those referred to in I of A of 'article 1594-0 G, transfers for valuable consideration of building land and new buildings referred to in 2° of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…lf of the communes located in a mountain area delimited pursuant to article 3 de la loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne ou regroupant toutes les…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…arry out an activity that does not fall within one of the sectors listed in a to l of I of article 199 undecies B, with the exception of the activities mentioned in I quater of the same article 199 un…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-4

…ry and Financial Code; 8° Contracts that are the expression of an agreement reached before a court; 9° Contracts resulting from a conventional recovery plan mentioned in Article L. 732-1 concluded bef…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-1

…romIn Title IL. 410-1L. 411-1 to L. 411-5L. 412-1 to L. 412-4L. 412-5 and L. 412-6La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 413-1 à L. 413-7L. 414-1 to…

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