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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Declarations

Article 407

The harvest, production and stock declarations provided for in the European regulations adopted for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-4

The beneficiaries of a loan granted by a specialised professional fund may be :1° Sole proprietorships or legal entities governed by private law primarily engaged in a commercial, industrial, agricult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-7

Active substances may only be imported for the manufacture of medicinal products for human use from a third country into the European Union if they are accompanied by written confirmation from the com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-2

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply when: 1° The second-hand medical device is sold to a medical device manufacturer, as defined in 3° of Article R. 5211-4, unless the latter expressly req…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in materials vigilance.

Article R5212-24

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé submits to its control a sample of each batch of the substance which, if used separately from the medical device in which it is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4142-2

Each year, the commission responsible for auditing the accounts and financial investments of the councils, which is attached to the Conseil national de l'ordre, is provided with all the accounts and t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article L200-3

For the purposes of this Book, and under the conditions it lays down, nationals of States which are not members of the European Union and which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedure for marketing FIAs in France

Article L214-24-0

For the purposes of this paragraph, marketing means a direct or indirect offer or placement, at the initiative or on behalf of a French portfolio management company, a management company established i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-1

This section applies to institutions for occupational retirement provision which have their registered office or main administration in another Member State of the European Union or in another State p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: European multilateral trading facilities

Article L424-9

Any multilateral trading facility of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that operates without requiring the actual pres…

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