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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local biovigilance system

Article R1211-37

…ctivities. The model for the report is set by the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine. II. - In addition to the tasks mentioned in I of this article, the local biovigilance correspondent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of post-authorisation safety studies

Article R5121-178-2

…8 in order to comply with an obligation imposed pursuant to articles R. 5121-36-1 and R. 5121-37-3. II - Before conducting a study, the holder of the authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8 su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-73

…rs of non-voting preference shares or the meetings of the masses provided for in Article L. 228-103.II.-Requests for items or draft resolutions to be included on the agenda must reach the company no l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R294

I.-The first two paragraphs of article R. 69 are worded as follows: "The clerk of the court of first instance of the place of birth, for natural persons, and of the place of the registered office of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 bis

…and 1785, farmers liable for value added tax are subject to all the provisions set out in this code.II. - The following are automatically subject to the simplified scheme provided for in I:1° Farmers…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-1

…3 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale.II. - When a municipality has retained all or part of its services under the conditions provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L4022-2

…Improving their relationship with their patients;4° Taking better account of their personal health.II.-Actions carried out in the context of continuing professional development, continuing education…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 112

…on the occasion of a merger or demerger without exchange of securities within the meaning of 3° of II of Article L. 236-3 of the French Commercial Code;2° Depreciation of all or part of their share c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-2

…the needs of the investigation to find the fugitive so require, sections 1,2 and 4 to 6 of Chapter II of Title XXV of Book IV shall apply when the person concerned has been the subject of one of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Trading in precious metals

Article L342-2

…to be canvassing in respect of the materials referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 342-1.II. - Offers of services made on a regular basis, by letter, circular, telephone call or any other m…

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