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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Homeopathic medicinal products

Article R5121-106

…her Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area; 14° The draft outer packaging and immediate packaging of the medicinal product and, if applicable, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-8

…nspection of non-collective sanitation installations; they carry out this inspection by 31 December 2012 at the latest, and then at intervals that may not exceed ten years.They may ensure, with the wr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2

…market;2° ter Medium-term negotiable securities that meet the conditions set out in Article R. 332-14-1 and are issued by legal entities other than OECD Member States that have their registered offic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXIa: Tax to finance the local authority support fund

Article 235 ter ZE bis

…atios or the adequate level of own funds provided for in I of Article L. 511-41 and articles L. 522-14 and L. 533-2 of the same code, are subject to a tax to finance the support fund created by Articl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R286-2

…rnity benefits; 3° Article R. 210-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32, R. 142-41 and R. 142-42 are applicable to foreign nation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R284-2

…rnity benefits; 4° Article R. 210-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32, R. 142-41 and R. 142-42 are applicable to foreign nation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R285-2

…rnity benefits; 3° Article R. 210-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32, R. 142-41 and R. 142-42 are applicable to foreign nation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-3

…ommission are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions defined in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. At least once a year, the Supervisory Board of public health establishm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-9

…f III. When the application for authorisation submitted by the wholesale distributor referred to in 14° of Article R. 5124-2 is made in the exercise of the tasks provided for in the last paragraph of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX octies: Taxe spéciale d'équipement au profit de l'établissement public Société du Grand Paris (Special equipment tax for Société du Grand Paris)

Article 1609 G

…amount provided for in I of Article 46 of Law n° 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012.The proceeds mentioned in the second paragraph of this article shall be distributed among all n…

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