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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-9

…ntended for export and located in a third country has been inspected by a Member State and found to comply with the principles and guidelines of good manufacturing practice, the requirement referred t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quindecies A

When, before 1 July 1980, a maritime insurance broker transfers his business to a company whose principal object is insurance brokerage, the taxation of the capital gain realised by the person concern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-23

I.-Packaging units of tobacco products manufactured in France, imported from a non-European Union Member State or originating from a European Union Member State or intended for export to a non-Europea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater M

I. - Companies taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A , 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from a tax credit equal to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article R22-10-15

…n mentioned in I and II of article L. 22-10-9 is made available to the public free of charge on the company's website for a period of ten years. Without prejudice to the third paragraph of II of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-12

…médicament et des produits de santé includes : 1° Receiving and recording serious adverse reaction reports sent by the parties mentioned in Articles R. 5131-9 to 11 and transmitting the information r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure.

Article R5141-47-4

…n order to obtain a marketing authorisation in France and in at least one other Member State of the European Union, for a veterinary medicinal product which does not have any authorisation in the Euro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Manufacture and import of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-45

…ticle R. 5142-1 must justify, at all times, that all the products they use, manufacture and deliver comply with the characteristics to which they must conform and that the necessary controls have been…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-4

…for the Development of Sport, is allocated to French Polynesia. After receiving the opinion of the commission, the President of French Polynesia shall allocate the subsidies to the sports association…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 123-6

…an automatic account may be carried over to another automatic account exclusively in the event of a complete takeover of the activity concerned by the holder of this other account.As regards automatic…

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