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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 octies

…linked to phonographic production that are established in France or in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that has con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-7

…s verified that it has been properly incorporated under the conditions provided for by the laws and regulations relating to the trade and companies register. If the Articles of Association do not cont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-40

…nagement of electronic money mentioned in Article L. 526-2, in accordance with the rules defined by regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables (French Accounting Standards Authority), adopted af…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article R715-2

The regulations governing use referred to in article L. 715-6 shall include: 1° The name of the proprietor of the trade mark; 2° The purpose of the association, grouping or legal person governed by pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-1

…these practitioners devote all or part of their activity to these establishments, is established by regulation; 2° Doctors, odontologists and pharmacists recruited by contract under conditions determi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-1

…its legal representative, of a declaration with the regional health agency, within a period set by regulation. The content of this declaration is also laid down by regulation. Where the laboratory's…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article R2-15-5

The right to object provided for in Article 21 of the aforementioned Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data of the persons mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 2-15-1 by auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-8

…ce expenses in respect of their duties, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the internal regulations. The internal regulations may also provide for the granting of a flat-rate allowance to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L424-1

The terms and conditions under which, when a breach of food safety regulations is detected, the expenditure relating to additional controls, as defined in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-6

…sed storage of regulated information, as provided for in Article 21 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requ…

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