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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Similar biological medicinal products

Article R5121-9-1

…ncludes the medicinal products included in each similar biological group within the meaning of b of 15° of article L. 5121-1 and specifies, for each of these medicinal products, its name, strength, ph…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-17

…sized cinemas, the total amount of aid is equivalent to the average of the sums entered for 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the automatic account opened for each cinema in accordance with articles 123-3 to 123…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-3

The application for revision is made by way of principal action; it may also be made by way of counterclaim, in response to the action for execution or revocation which the heirs of the disposing pers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of sites polluted by radioactive substances

Article R1333-96

…year, excluding radon in buildings, in the context of a polluted site mentioned in article R. 1333-95 is 1 mSv in effective dose over one year. The effective dose is calculated taking into account th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-93

Except in the cases provided for by the provisions of Law No. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 concerning transfers of shares and by Articles R. 743-94 and R. 743-95, the second paragraph of article R. 743-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-152-2

The extracts or certificates referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 123-152 are issued by the court clerks on an electronic medium under the following conditions: 1° They are drawn up using a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-9

I. - For the application of article L. 2334-4 à communes de la métropole de Lyon : 1° The intercommunal product of the business value added levy taken into account corresponds to the product collected…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L228-92

The issues of securities governed by article L. 228-91, which are equity securities giving access to other equity securities or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities, and issues of se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-92

Apart from cases of transit through or through customs territory, it is prohibited to import or export psychotropic drugs without a special authorisation issued for each operation by the Director Gene…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Fund for the adjustment of certain annuities awarded as compensation for damage caused by a land motor vehicle.

Article A431-9

…additional contribution to insurance premiums or contributions instituted by article 2 of law no. 74-1118 of 27 December 1974 is set at 2%. The provisions to be set aside each year by the fund for th…

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