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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-2

…the conditions specific to these medicinal products set by the decree referred to in article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code, to approved products on a list drawn up by order of the ministers re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-7

…ed upon it by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. To this end, it may in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article R615-1

…aim falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent court pursuant to Articles L. 615-17 and L. 615-18, it shall declare of its own motion that it does not have jurisdiction and shall re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-45

…I of Article L. 613-50-6 and the confidentiality requirements set out in Articles L. 612-11, L. 612-17, L. 613-34-4 and L. 613-50-7.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-16-1

…Subject to the cases of suspension or termination of the procedure provided for in Articles R. 712-17 and R. 712-18, the opposition shall be investigated in accordance with the following procedure: 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31 bis

…cash subscription to the initial capital or capital increases of this company made between 3 April 2003 and 31 December 2009. The amortisation period starts on the first day of the month following th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater L

…farming, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Develo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-1

…purposes of this article, positions held within the same group within the meaning of Article L. 233-17-2 of the Commercial Code, and positions held within undertakings in which the market undertaking…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 F

…allowance referred to in I is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking service providers

Article R774-4

…766 of 2 May 2022R. 513-15n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-16n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-17 and R. 513-18n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-19 and R. 513-20n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 5…

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