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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R4514-1

The social and economic committees of the user undertaking and of the external undertakings are informed: 1° Of the date of the prior joint inspection by the managers of the undertakings concerned, as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-112

The application must be accompanied by : 1° For medicinal products imported for research involving the human person, an acknowledgement of receipt of the application sent to the Agence nationale de sé…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7125-31

For the application of articles L. 7125-28 to L. 7125-30, the contributions of the territorial collectivity of French Guyana and those of its elected representatives are calculated on the amount of co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Public information.

Article R5131-5

The responsible person shall ensure that the information referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic product…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-10

I. - Before commencing business, credit institutions must obtain authorisation. This authorisation is granted to legal entities with their registered office in France or to branches established on Fre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-7

The Minister responsible for the economy shall set the conditions under which investment firms and credit and investment institutions as defined in article L. 516-1 may carry on, on a professional bas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196 bis

The situation to be taken into account is that existing on 1 January of the year of taxation. However, in the year of the occurrence or cessation of one or more of the events or conditions mentioned i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Criminal provisions

Article R331-17-2

Organising a sporting event without the declaration required under article R. 331-6 is punishable by the penalties laid down for fifth-class offences. It is an offence punishable by the penalties laid…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation based on commercial representation in cinemas

Article 721-12

Sums are calculated on the basis of the commercial representation in cinemas of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6 in the countries and territories mentioned on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-9

The registration of homeopathic veterinary medicinal products with the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety is valid for an unlimited period.…

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