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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-1

The practice of diagnostic or therapeutic acts, procedures, techniques and methods, as well as the prescription of certain medical devices and their accessories, and the use of medicinal products requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-4

I.-Infringements of the regulations adopted in application of articles L. 1338-1 and L. 1338-2 are investigated and recorded by officers and agents of the judicial police in accordance with the Code o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-11

When an organisation responsible for paying family benefits acts on behalf of a maintenance creditor, it shall notify the request for direct payment to the third party mentioned in article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVI: Leasing transactions

Article 239 sexies D

By way of derogation from the provisions of I of Article 239 sexies and those of l'article 239 sexies B, tenants meeting the conditions of a and b of article 39 quinquies D are exempt from any reinteg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

I. - Any company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 that wishes to buy back its own equit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-40

Where the bearer agrees to receive in payment either an ordinary cheque, a mandate to transfer funds to the Banque de France, or a postal cheque, the cheque or mandate must indicate the number and mat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1601-0 A

By way of derogation from a and b of article 1601, the corresponding duties payable by company directors benefiting from the scheme provided for in article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code are cal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-7

Any veterinary medicinal product which does not have the marketing authorisation referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, the registration referred to in Article 86 of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-5

Where a signature is required, the use of an advanced electronic signature based on a qualified certificate is required under the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 on e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6461-4

I. - In matters referred to in II of Article LO 6414-1, the Territorial Council may impose fines for breaches of the rules it lays down that do not exceed the maximum laid down in the Penal Code for o…

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