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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Notice

Article R5121-149

…ackage leaflet was last revised. For medicinal products included on the list referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-6

…in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2122-1 and L. 2122-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 2122-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 Februa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…nce no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the field…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-3

…tor, the statutory auditors constitute the statutory audit body. 02. In accordance with article L. 823-15 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory auditors shall jointly conduct an examination of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-24

…P-620. NEP-620 Intervention by an expert Introduction 01. Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 823-13 of the French Commercial Code and Article 7 of the profession's Code of Ethics, the statutory…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-7

…ve rise to an allocation from the fund for actual investment expenditure carried out from 1 January 2006 if: a) The asset is entrusted to a third party that is responsible either for managing a public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

…er of companies, or filed to be appended thereto: 1° For the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 123-36, all the information, deeds and documents appearing in the register of commerce and companies…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 bis AA

…pt from income tax when they have been allocated under the conditions provided for in articles L. 3323-2 and L. 3323-3 of the same code or, when they are allocated, pursuant to 2° of article L. 224-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-35

…rity, company, association or establishment without the authorisation provided for in articles L. 2223-23, L. 2223-41 and L. 2223-43 or when it is suspended or withdrawn pursuant to article L. 2223-25…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-6

…the Caisse des dépôts et consignations bear interest under the conditions set out in article L. 518-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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