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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-2

…well as the missions and evaluation procedures of the organisations responsible for toxicovigilance;2° It ensures that the systems for collecting and transmitting the information required for toxicovi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-21

…known creditors of having to declare their claims to him within the period mentioned in Article R. 622-24. The co-contractors mentioned in articles L. 622-13 and L. 622-14 benefit from a period of one…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R546-2

…ement on the European Economic Area. II. - The formalities for registering the persons mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of I of article R. 519-4 may be carried out by the natural persons or legal entities t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory medical examinations.

Article R2122-2

…B antigens; if the test is positive, identification and titration of the antibodies are compulsory; 2° During the fourth antenatal examination (sixth month of pregnancy), screening for HBs antigen, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-21

…wance to the establishment, the judicial representative or the association mentioned in Article L. 3253-14: a) The connection identifiers ; b) The employees' first and last names; c) The registration…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-9

…form of: 1° In the case mentioned in article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L455-2

…rd de la récidive, comme une même infraction, les délits prévus et réprimés par:1° Les articles L. 121-2 à L. 121-4 et L. 132-2, les articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 and L. 132-25, articles L. 431-2, L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-26

…decree or, as the case may be, this order results in the consecutive implementation of article L. 5211-25-1. When the conditions for liquidation have been met, the dissolution of the public establish…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 C

…the provisions of this chapter, to constitute a single taxable person within the meaning of Article 256 A. II.-1. Taxable persons directly or indirectly controlled in law by the same person, including…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-2

…it may make the offers referred to: 1° In point i of paragraph 4 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017; 2° In Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 3° To 2° and 3…

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