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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…internal regulations of the Board of Directors and its committees mentioned in article R. 5315-5 ; 12° The annual activity report and the social report; 13° The initial budget, employment authorisati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138

…labelling of the immediate packaging of a medicinal product or a product referred to in Article L. 5121-8, must include the following information, written in such a way as to be easily legible, clearl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B bis

…th the procedures defined by decree. They are not at arm's length, within the meaning of Article 39(12), from the companies mentioned in A of this I. C.-The contract mentioned in the same A fulfils th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-1

…plicable to the persons subject to its supervision; for the application of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on over-the-counter derivatives, cen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-6 art R131-3 et R132-7

…on whose hearing seems useful;2° Ask any person for information necessary for the procedure.Article 12Where circumstances warrant, particularly in view of the seriousness of the facts, the competent b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Public and private documents

Article 635

…ansfer of additional property or rights to the trustee under the conditions provided for in Article 2019 of the Civil Code;9° A transaction providing, in return for the payment of a sum of money or th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-8

…nditions under which the parallel trade authorisation referred to in Article 102 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 is granted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Substances which may be used in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5144-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, specific obligations shall be laid down by regulation for the import, manufacture, acquisition,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-9

…he provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply where the marriage was celebrated prior to 12 March 1958. The legislative provisions relating to the contribution of the spouses to household e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14

…sted voluntarily provides such information when drawing up the report referred to in article L. 232-12.

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