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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-21

When an application for authorisation concerns a generic veterinary medicinal product of a reference veterinary medicinal product which has not been authorised in France but which has been authorised…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6

…ted basis, intends to take one or more of the measures provided for in Articles L. 511-41-5 or L. 612-34-1 against the parent undertaking of a group, it shall notify its intentions to the European Ban…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-210

…des produits de santé and which includes :1° The name of the medicinal product and its composition ;2° A summary of the information relating to the product, the draft labelling and package leaflet;3°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-20

The High Council may, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 821-12-3 and L. 824-15, conclude cooperation agreements with authorities of non-EU Member States exercising competences similar to its…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Withholding taxes and levies on certain income and profits earned by companies not established in France for tax purposes

Article 235 quater

…iciary of income and profits subject to withholding or deductions at source mentioned in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B may request that the tax paid pursuant to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Declaration of significant events and malicious acts

Article R1333-21

…particular :1° Events leading or likely to lead to significant and unplanned exposure of a person ;2° Significant deviations from the conditions laid down in the authorisation issued for activities s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Direct marketing of banking and financial services

Article R754-21

Article R. 341-16 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, as amended by Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-23

The articles D. 4135-20 to D. 4135-23 are applicable to the chairmen and members of the regional economic, social and environmental councils.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions and allowances

Article L5424-20

…lowance paid to unemployed workers in the film production, audiovisual or entertainment professions may, in addition to the employer contribution provided for in 1° of article L. 5422-9, be financed b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Practical procedures and deadlines in the event of unauthorised or incorrectly executed payment transactions

Article L133-23

Where a Payment Service User denies having authorised a payment transaction which has been executed, or claims that the payment transaction has not been executed correctly, the onus shall be on his Pa…

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