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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-1-2

In the absence of the authorisation or compassionate prescribing framework mentioned in article L. 5121-12-1 for the indication in question, a medicinal product may only be prescribed in a manner that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

The provisions of Articles L. 533-1, L. 533-6, L. 533-9, L. 533-11 to L. 533-20, the first paragraph of Article L. 533-23, 2° and 4° of Article L. 533-24, 1° and 2° of Article L. 533-24-1, Articles L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1454

…subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code or at least 20% of whose capital is held by non-cooperating members within the meaning of 1 quinquies of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS

Article L214-2-1

…conomic Area, shall first submit to the competent authority of the host State, via the Autorité des marchés financiers, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree, a notification file speci…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-3

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where the works, supplies or services can only be provided by a specific economic operator, for one of the followi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-2

…to the section level of the nomenclature of French activities defined in the appendix to decree no. 2007-1888 of 26 December 2007 approving the nomenclatures of French activities and products; g) Wher…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-77

…l unitholders so dictate, under conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall in particul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-52

…imit may be temporarily exceeded. In this case, the management company will inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, the custodian and the fund's auditor of the reasons why the limit has been excee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A761-1

The standard application file for classification as a market of national interest contains, in addition to the deliberation of the regional council concerned, the following documents:1° The deliberati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZA

…anas and the fruit or vegetables mentioned in Part IX of Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific p…

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