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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-28

…under the following conditions: 1° Where the application concerns a generic medicinal product of a reference medicinal product which is or has been authorised for at least eight years in France, the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-7

For the application of this book to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The references to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Unio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article R221-4

Athletes who achieve a significant performance or ranking in international benchmark events may be entered in the "Elite" category. This performance, ranking and events are set out in the federal perf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-5

…té de santé issues an opinion addressed to the ministers responsible for health and industry on the references to harmonised standards in force applicable to medical biology laboratories, within the m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional work or services that have become necessary

Article R3135-4

…ment referred to in article R. 3135-2, the updated amount of the initial concession contract is the reference amount if the concession contract includes an indexation clause. Otherwise, the discounted…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1467 A

Subject to II, III IV and VI of article 1478, the reference period used to determine the business property tax base is the penultimate year preceding the year of taxation or the last twelve-month fina…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employee information.

Article L3341-8

The references of all establishments authorised to carry out activities of custody or administration of financial instruments pursuant toArticle L. 542-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, managing s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Special provisions

Article R120

…t or radiologist, duly requested or commissioned, is allocated remuneration or fees calculated with reference to the rates set by the common classification of medical acts. The rates for procedures sp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-15

…ly contracts and assignment contracts, mention the name and address of its guarantor as well as the reference to article L. 1251-49. This information, as well as the dates on which the guarantee takes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-30

For the application of 1° of Article R. 5121-26, where reference is made to published scientific literature, experts must justify the use of this bibliographical documentation and demonstrate that it…

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