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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-204

…end or remove the registration of a medicinal product from the list provided for in article R. 5121-202 if the conditions laid down in this article are no longer met or for any public health reason, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-206

…a company of its own shares is authorised under the terms and conditions set out in articles L. 225-207 to L. 225-217, L. 22-10-62, L. 22-10-64 and L. 22-10-65. Purchases of shares by a person acting…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-24

Jury members who take part in meetings and deliberations by means of audiovisual communication attend the meeting in its entirety, from the opening of the session until the final decision is taken, un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-24

In order to take account of the increased risks in the event of a disaster, buildings where the lowest floor of the top level is more than eight metres above the outside ground must have a fire-stable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-24

The employer shall send the authorised body the sections of the single simplified declaration by electronic means or by electronic data interchange under conditions defined by joint order of the minis…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 201 ter

…e considered as a component of immediately taxable profit under the conditions laid down by article 201.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-205

…uit; 6° the arrangements for reporting and managing undesirable events, and the related procedures; 7° the arrangements for evaluating the organisation thus defined. The agreement is sent to the relev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-26-12

…weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Prefect, after examination by the structure for integration through econo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-26-13

The request for exemption is made either on the employer's initiative or on the employee's initiative in agreement with the employer. When the request for derogation is made at the employer's initiati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

1. The calculation and implementation conditions provided for in I of article 204 H of the rate provided for in article 204 E are modified in the event of : 1° Marriage or conclusion of a civil solida…

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