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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-17

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of the I of Article L. 1245-5, when the elements or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 do not benefit from the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2, estab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-17

For the application of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 621-7, the matter is referred to the official receiver by means of a petition filed with or addressed to the court registry. The clerk of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Valuation of the property

Article R313-17

The property valuation expert mentioned in 1° of article L. 313-20 is: 1° Either an external appraiser, a natural or legal person, who is an appraisal expert with no ties to the lender, whether subord…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-17

…hs before the expiry of the time limit set by the court, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 643-9, for the review of the closure of the proceedings, shall summon the debtor to attend by wri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-17

…assessment and measurements to the health professionals mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 4624-1 and to the Social and Economic Committee, in particular when they are updated under Articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1788 A

…or surpluses noted, in the context of the implementation of the procedure provided for in articles L. 80 K and L. 80 L of the Book of Tax Procedures, in relation to the documents provided for in III…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Operation and control.

Article R522-17

…r is bound by a contract to the manager of a platform referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 522-37-1, the prefect may, where appropriate, report to this manager any breaches committed by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Paris Fire Brigade (R).

Article D2512-17

The payment of the State contribution provided for in article L. 2512-19 for the financing of the expenses of the Paris fire brigade intervenes under the conditions set out below: As regards operating…

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

Article R5121-178

…e carried out under the responsibility of the marketing authorisation holder referred to in article L. 5121-8, who is responsible for their management and checks that they are properly funded. These s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe.

Article R214-177

…anagement objective, the SICAF may enter into the financial contracts referred to in III of Article L. 211-1, under the same conditions as those set out in Article R. 214-32-22.

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