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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Observatories for medicinal products, medical devices and therapeutic innovation

Article R1413-90

…observatory may be set up for several regional health agencies in place of the regional observatories.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-11

…ogical markers of infection;7° The location(s) of the research and storage;8° The fate of the embryos.The person responsible for the research or conservation is responsible for keeping this register.…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-18

…es for specified medical biology tests or for medical biology tests relating to specified pathologies. This competence is assessed on the basis of the specifications provided for in Article D. 6211-19…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxable income of foreign nationals and persons not resident in France for tax purposes

Article 164 B

…the sale mainly consisted directly or indirectly of the assets and rights referred to in 1° of e bis. If the company whose units or shares are being sold has not yet closed its third financial year,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of tax

Article 223 O

…up pursuant to article 244 quater B ; article 199 ter B applies to the sum of these tax credits;b bis. Tax credits for collaborative research generated by each company in the group pursuant to Article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-1

…egal entities, who hold a stake of more than 10% in the intermediary, and the amounts of these stakes.3° Legal form, SIREN number and :a) If the intermediary is registered in the Trade and Companies R…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-22

…oncerned. Neither does it modify the perimeter within which this syndicate exercises its competencies.For the exercise of the competency of conceding authority of the public distribution of electricit…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE OPERATION

Article L1541-2

I. - Subject to this article, the selection of the economic operator shareholder(s) and the award of the contract to the single-operations semi-public company set up shall be carried out by a single p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-1

The person placed in police custody is immediately informed by a judicial police officer or, under the latter's control, by a judicial police agent, in a language he understands, if necessary by means…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1-2

…on measure is taken by joint order of the representatives of the State in each of the two departments. The suspension of the registration and authorisation of the operation is carried out by the State…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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