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

Article L5441-15

…orisation or registration holder to report to the pharmacovigilance database referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on ve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-21

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of medical regulation assistant nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-21

…on the other.The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 49 and 50 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, as well as the right…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21-2

Without prejudice to their obligation to report to the mayor under Article 21, municipal police officers shall immediately report any crimes, offences or contraventions of which they are aware to any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-21-1

Where the court considers that the sale of all or part of the business is conceivable, it shall appoint an administrator, if one has not already been appointed, to take all necessary steps to prepare…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-21

…icial Bulletin. This date initiates the time limit set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 613-30. At the same time, the creditors' representative or the court-appointed liquidator shall inform e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-21

…h mainly takes in athletes registered on the list of "Espoirs" athletes provided for in article R. 221-11 and enables them to benefit from the training and preparation provided for in 1° to 3° of arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 125

…erest, arrears, redemption premiums or any other proceeds from the securities designated in article 124. Tax is due by the sole fact, either of the payment of interest, however made, or of its entry i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 123

…the person who has remained without giving any news. The court to which the application is referred may also order any other publicity measure in any place where it deems it useful. These publicity me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Company mutual funds.

Article R214-212

The assets of a fonds commun de placement d'entreprise governed by articles L. 214-164 and L. 214-165 may include shares in sociétés anonymes à responsabilité limitée issued by companies governed by l…

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