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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure.

Article R5141-47-9

…nvironnement et du travail or the applicant for marketing authorisation may refer the matter to the European Medicines Agency with a view to the application of the Community arbitration procedure prov…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis WA

…sherman, to the retailer or consumer, of a quantity not exceeding that provided for in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 of 23 December 1985 laying down detailed implementing rules c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-26

…ar, the State representative in the department informs the departmental council , through a special report, of the activity of the State services in the department. This special report may give rise t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-27

…the representative of the State in the region informs the Regional Council, by means of a special report, of the activity of the State services in the region. This special report may give rise to a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Agreement procedure

Article 1553

The technician shall attach to his report, if the parties and, where applicable, the intervening third party so request, their written observations or complaints. He will mention in his report the act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-32

Each year, the State representative informs the Territorial Council, through a special report, of the activity of the State services in Saint-Barthélemy. This special report may give rise to a debate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-33

Each year, the State representative informs the Territorial Council, by means of a special report, of the activity of the State services in Saint-Martin. This special report may give rise to a debate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ethics officers in health authorities and bodies

Article R1451-15

Where the authority or body has an ethics committee, the report referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 1451-4 shall take account of the opinions, recommendations and reports drawn up…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 259

…time relations reserved for ships operated by shipowners who are nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, registered in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-25

…ents in units or shares of FIAs governed by French law or established in other Member States of the European Union or in other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as well as i…

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