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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

…u médicament et des produits de santé, either under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 5121-109 to R. 5121-114, or under the parallel import authorisation defined in Articles R. 5121-115 et se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-109

For finished products, defined as medicinal products that have undergone all stages of manufacture, including packaging, an import authorisation is required for each import operation. For medicinal pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-18

…igned for residential use. The ground floor or garden level of houses built on land with a slope of 10 degrees or more are not basements.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-18

…pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge of the companies mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 and the pharmacist(s) or veterinary surgeon(s) in charge of their establish…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-18

…from the third, may not be less than 5% of each of the admitted claims, and, from the sixth year, 10%, except in the case of a farm.When the principal of a claim remains due in full on the date of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article R531-18

…al interview provided for in article L. 531-20;2° The time limit provided for in article 9-4 of law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid for applying for legal aid.Access to the sound reco…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-180

…e benefit of members of the salaried personnel of companies or economic interest groupings at least 10% of whose capital or voting rights are held, directly or indirectly, by the company granting the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-18

…mount entered in the automatic account for any one delegated production company may not :1° Exceed €100,000 ;2° Have the effect of increasing the cumulative amount of sums entered in the automatic acc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…to pharmaceutical establishments, to the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 5124-2 ;10° The conditions under which pharmaceutical establishments may be advertised;11° The rules governi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-18

The actual daily working time per employee may not exceed ten hours, except : 1° In the event of a derogation granted by the labour inspector under conditions determined by decree ; 2° In emergencies,…

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