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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Advertising

Article R5125-26

Advertising for pharmacies is authorised only under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out below: 1° The creation, transfer or change of proprietor of a pharmacy, as well as the creati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Withholding taxes and levies on certain income and profits earned by companies not established in France for tax purposes

Article 235 quater

I.-The beneficiary of income and profits subject to withholding or deductions at source mentioned in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B may request that the tax paid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-2

To carry out their duties, the officers mentioned in article L. 1421-1 may operate on the public highway and enter between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. the premises, places, installations and means of transport…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-24

I.-The approval provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 212-23 is issued by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée on the basis of the compliance of programming commitment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-25

The data collected in the context of article R. 40-24 may only concern the following categories: 1° Persons in respect of whom there is serious or corroborating evidence during a preliminary investiga…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1211-29

I. - The biovigilance system covers : 1° Elements and products of the human body and their derivatives used for therapeutic purposes as well as medical devices incorporating them; 2° Activities relati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R1323-2

The food vigilance provided for in Article R. 1323-1 includes : 1° The reporting of adverse reactions by health professionals to the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'envi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and renewal

Article R7111-2

In support of their first application to the Professional Journalists' Identity Card Commission, as provided for in Section 2, applicants must provide: 1° Proof of identity and nationality; 2° A curri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-201

The surgical care activity mentioned in 2° of article R. 6122-25 consists of the diagnostic or therapeutic management of patients requiring or likely to require an invasive or minimally invasive inter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint local committees.

Article L2234-2

The joint committees : 1° Contribute to the drafting and application of collective labour agreements and negotiate and conclude agreements of local interest, particularly in the areas of employment an…

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