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Showing 47214730 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may exercise the right of access to data concerning him or her provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies

…Companies subject by right or by option to an actual system of taxation of their results and which carry on an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of article 34 are exempt fro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-46

…ible, tangible and financial fixed assets; 3° Charges to be deferred over several financial years ; 4° The increase in inventories and work-in-progress; 5° Write-backs of provisions; 6° The transfer o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5211-46

…he EC declaration of conformity procedure, production quality assurance, for active implantable medical devices or medical devices in class IIb or class III, the manufacturer submits an application to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-4

…with the representatives of the health professionals concerned :1° Areas where the supply of healthcare is insufficient or where there are difficulties in accessing healthcare, for healthcare profess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-4

…rd of Directors is four years, with the exception of the members mentioned in 1° bis of article R. 1413-3. For the latter, the term of office of deputies ends with the legislature for which they were…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of works

Article D332-4

…r in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-4

…renewable term of six years. One or more alternates are appointed under the same conditions.No one may perform the duties of chairman or alternate chairman of a disciplinary chamber if they have reac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article L461-4

…y order of the minister responsible for the economy after consulting the college. These departments carry out the investigations necessary for the application of Titles II, III and VI of this Book. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-4

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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