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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-1

By way of derogation from article R. 5141-123, the importation of veterinary medicinal products intended exclusively for animals whose flesh or products are not intended for human consumption is not s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-3

…or corporate name, address and position of the natural or legal person responsible for the import ; 2° The country of origin and, if different, the country where the veterinary medicinal product was m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-7

…g one of the following characteristics:1° The maximum risk is not known at the time of subscription;2° The risk of loss exceeds the amount of the initial financial contribution;3° The risk of loss in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R591-12-1

For the application of Chapter I of Title III of this book in Mayotte: 1° In Article R. 531-2: the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the words: "seven days" and after the words: "to lodge", the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-12

…enue orders, within the limits of the information available to him;accurate settlement of revenue ; 2° As regards expenditure, the control :the status of the authorising officer or his/her delegate;th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-9

…ment et du travail. It shall mention : 1° The name or corporate name and address of the applicant ; 2° As regards the veterinary medicinal product which has obtained marketing authorisation in France,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-129-6

…ution to increase the share capital in accordance with the conditions set out in the articles L. 3332-18 to L. 3332-24 of the Labour Code, where the company has employees. However, the Extraordinary G…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-12-1

…e-employment declarations made during the previous calendar year exceeds a threshold set by decree; 2° Employers whose staff are covered by the agricultural social protection scheme and whose number o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-7

…e prefect, as well as the representatives of the intelligence services mentioned in articles L. 811-2 and L. 811-4 of the Internal Security Code designated for this purpose by a decree of the Conseil…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-12-1

…rease referred to in I and the application of the method for setting tariffs defined in sub-section 2 of this section may not result, for a given profession, in the profession's regulated turnover var…

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