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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2311-5

…quivalent" and chosen in the following order of preference: 1° National civil standards transposing European standards; 2° European technical approvals; 3° Common civil technical specifications; 4° Na…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1-2

A pharmacy duly established in another Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may carry out, on behalf of a pharmacy holding the licence provide…

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

Article R214-203-4

…nd may be :1° Sole proprietorships or legal entities governed by private law primarily engaged in a commercial, industrial, agricultural, craft or real estate activity, excluding collective investment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Application for approval

Article R7232-3

The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a file containing :1° The unique identification number or a copy of the articles of association of the legal entity, or, where applicable, for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-16

In the companies and their establishments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5142-1, the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge and the delegated pharmacist(s) or veterinarian(s) must have at least tw…

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

Article R5212-24

…rived medicinal product, except in the case of a batch originating from another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and having been controlled by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80

The deduction of fees and commissions borne by subscribers of units in mutual funds mentioned in 1 of VI, VI bis and VI ter of article 199 terdecies-0 A of the French General Tax Code and in 1 of III…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-14

The annual report on the laboratory's activities is sent by the Chairman of the Board of Directors to the Minister for Industry, who forwards it to the Prime Minister and to all the ministers concerne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R221-7

The annual financial statements, the management report, the text of the proposed resolutions and, where applicable, the consolidated financial statements, the report on the management of the Group and…

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