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Showing 58115820 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

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

Article L5441-15

Failure by the marketing authorisation or registration holder to report to the pharmacovigilance database referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-1

Illegal use of any substance or plant classified as a narcotic is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.If the offence is committed in the course of or in connection with the perf…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

…g the rate provided for 2017 in V of Article 33 of Law 2016-1917 of 29 December 2016 of the 2017 Finance Act. For 2018, the amount of this allocation, to which the rate of change provided for 2017 in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-2

A company may only grant a loan as referred to in 3a of article L. 511-6 if the following four conditions are met: 1° On the closing date of each of the two financial years preceding the date on which…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Genetically modified organisms

Article R412-20

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 2 and 3, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 4, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 9, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 12, Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R1323-1

I. - The purpose of food vigilance, known as nutrivigilance, is to monitor, assess and prevent the risk of undesirable effects linked to the consumption of the foodstuffs and foods mentioned in II of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…t to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

Exempt from this exemption are production cooperative companies whose articles of association and operation are recognised as complying with the provisions of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the sta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues aux articles L. 252-2 et L. 252-3, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3826-3

Articles L. 3353-1 , L. 3353-5 and L. 3353-6 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.Article L. 3353-3 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting…

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