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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-10

…ted in the event of a pharmacist exercising the substitution option provided for in Article L. 5125-23 of the Public Health Code.When the offences provided for in a to d have been committed as part of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-88-1

The athlete may apply for Provisional Suspension under article L. 232-23-4 within ten days of waiving the B Sample analysis, notification of the B Sample analysis report or notification of any anti-do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

…of their expenditure; 7° Implementing, where applicable, the mechanism defined in articles R. 2135-23 to R. 2135-25 ; 8° Deciding on the draft agreements entered into by the joint association for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-126

…e population is exposed in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles R. 1333-16, R. 1333-23 and R. 1333-24 and the procedures for making this estimate available to the public;3° The obligat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Involvement of the State representative in the département

Article R1334-29-9

…have them carried out by persons and bodies with the qualifications referred to in articles R. 1334-23 to R. 1334-25.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-66

…tioner on leave of absence ceases to benefit from the emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-23. In the event of leave of absence taken in application of 2° of I of article R. 6152-64, the time…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-4

…the medicinal product are provided in the application for authorisation referred to in article L. 1123-8. The importing pharmaceutical establishment shall ensure that each batch of these medicinal pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation grants

Article L3334-7-1

…e in respect of 2003 pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003), increased by 95% of the amount of the general decentralisation a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…ame code with the exception of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of companies…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-18

I. - In order to enable the public accountant to issue a collection notice in accordance with Article L. 612-20, VIII, the Banque de France, after receiving the assent of the Autorité de contrôle prud…

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