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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5-5

…d to in I, which is subject to the conditions laid down in the first three paragraphs of Article R. 464-5, includes the information referred to in 1° and 3° to 6° of III. II - The summary application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation.

Article R3122-5

…the offer of compensation determined in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 3122-5.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional documents issued to foreign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection status

Article R431-15-4

For the application of article L. 424-10, as soon as they are granted subsidiary protection, foreign nationals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-51

A company mentioned in 5°, 7° and 9° of article R. 5142-1 declares to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail the territo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 565

…activity under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The provisions of articles 570 and 571 apply to such a person as a supplier. Retail sales of manufactured tobacco are reserved…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-54

…pplicable, the criteria and conditions for implementing the indexation referred to inarticle R. 212-47; 4° The economic data referred to in article L. 212-28, enabling the President of the Centre nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-5

…consideration, of:1° Medicated feedingstuffs as provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018;2° Veterinary medicinal products is subject to a prescription being written by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R490-5

For the application of Article 15(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty establishi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-56

…f the Board of Directors is appointed by the Minister for Sport from among the members mentioned in 5° of article D. 211-55, for a period of three years. In the event of temporary impediment, he is re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration of sworn freight brokers on the list of the Court of Appeal

Article R131-5

The procedure set out in articles R. 131-1 to R. 131-4 is applicable in the event of the modification or addition of a professional speciality as well as in the event of an application for inclusion o…

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