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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

…is the responsibility of the Committees for the Protection of Individuals mentioned in Articles L. 1123-1 and L. 1123-16. The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé notifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-1

…s, commissions, working groups and councils of the authorities and bodies mentioned in articles L. 1123-1, L. 1142-5, L. 1142-22, L. 1222-1, L. 1313-1, L. 1413-1, L. 1415-2, L. 1418-1, L. 1431-1, L. 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIX: Social contribution on corporation tax

Article 235 ter ZC

…aken into account provided that there is no arm's length relationship within the meaning of Article 12 of 39 between the company in question and these latter companies or funds. II. - For companies pl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedural obligations and rights of appeal

Article L613-58

…Financial Stability ; 10° The College of Supervisors 11° The Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund; 12° The operator of the systems referred to in Article L. 330-1 in which the undertaking concerned p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Publication formalities.

Article R210-21

…the Trade and Companies Register.When the company meets the conditions mentioned in article L. 210-12, the first verification shall take place within twenty-four months of this publication.When the c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Admission of new communes.

Article L5215-40-1

Within three years of the publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale, le périmètre des communautés urbaines pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution.

Article L5216-10

Within three years of the publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale, le périmètre des communautés d'aggloméra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-16

…the delegate pharmacist(s) of the companies or organisations mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5124-2 must provide evidence of at least two years' practical experience in one or more establishment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-26

Sworn merchandise brokers sell and buy back merchandise in the event of non-performance of a contract.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Cases and procedure for legal separation

Article 296

Legal separation may be pronounced or established in the same cases and under the same conditions as divorce.

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