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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-6-1

Collective agreements and conventions subject to approval in accordance with the first paragraph of 6° of Article L. 711-16 are transmitted to the supervisory minister of the chambers of commerce and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-8-1

The chamber that has granted aid to an undertaking is required to recover it without delay if a decision of the European Commission or a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50-1

…erinary medicinal product from another Member State shall inform the marketing authorisation holder and notify the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article D5142-53-1

…ification requirements: 1° Hold one of the diplomas, titles or certificates at least equal to level III registered in the national register of professional qualifications and appearing on a list drawn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-37-1

Assistant pharmacists or veterinary surgeons entrusted with the release of batches must have at least six months' professional experience under the conditions set out in article R. 5142-16 before taki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-49-1

…f the operations making up the operation must have a documentation system comprising the procedures and records covering the operations they carry out and keep them for at least five years after the b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies B

…int-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, as part of a business carrying…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies E

The presidents of the overseas regional councils, the territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna, the departmental council of Mayotte, the territorial councils of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthé…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…int-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, between the date of promulgati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies F

The territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna, the territorial councils of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the congress of New Caledonia and the assembly of French Polynes…

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