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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-5-1

…l be laid down by regulation.The manufacturers of the medical device or their authorised representatives or any person involved in its import or distribution, excluding retail sales, or, failing this,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council

Article R4642-8

…ector of the Agency, chosen from among competent and recognised figures in the Agency's field of activity: a) Six prominent figures from the world of research in the humanities, economics and social s…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Administrative penalties

Article R6241-1

…cle L. 6241-1, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall notify the legal representative of the laboratory, by any means that enables receipt to be acknowledged, of the facts of which t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

…II. - (Expired).(1) Annex III, art. 10 H bis and 46 quater-0 R.(2) See Annex II, art. 165.(3) Annex IV, art. 23 J and 23 K.(4) Annex II, art. 168.(5) Annex II, art. 166,167 and 169.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…business property tax and the business value added tax paid by businesses located in an economic activity zone that is located on the territory of one or more member municipalities, and the collection…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-8

…month of the withdrawal of the decision, failing which they will incur the penalties set out in I. IV. - If the Competition Authority considers that the parties have failed to comply with an injuncti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-24

I.-The report of the management, executive or administrative body drawn up pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 236-36 by each company participating in the merger shall explain and justify th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte

Article L1446-1

…bringing together State services, local authorities and their groupings and social security bodies.IV.-The commission for the coordination of public health policies in Mayotte exercises the powers de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-10

I.-Legal persons governed by public law and legal persons governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission who develop and make available the online services mentioned in 3° of II of ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Vocational training

Article L4433-14

…responsibility for vocational training may be created. The establishment is created by the deliberative assembly and placed under the authority of the local authority. The establishment is created by…

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