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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-5

Any breach of the provisions of 7° of I of article L. 311-30 and of articles L. 322-1, L. 322-2-2 and L. 322-4 of this Code, as well as of 7° of I of article L. 612-33 of the Monetary and Financial Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23

…1° A prospectus containing, in particular, the SICAV's articles of association or the fund rules ;2° An annual report for each financial year;3° A half-yearly report covering the first six months of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 281 octies

Value added tax is levied at the rate of 2.10% on deliveries of magistral preparations, officinal medicines, medicines or pharmaceutical products defined in article L. 5121-8 of the Public Health Code…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: The Commercial Court.

Article L724-2

…comprises: 1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat appointed by the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat; 2° Two judges from the courts of appeal appointed by the first president of the Cour de cassation fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-2

…promise the priority mission of health support for the armed forces mentioned in Article L. 6147-7; 2° By joint decision of this Minister and the Director General of the Regional Health Agency in othe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1511-24

…ts define: 1° The nature of the transactions and the categories of borrowers eligible for this aid; 2° The rates at which commissions are covered, up to the ceiling mentioned in Article R. 1511-25 ; 3…

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

Article D5217-26

…and regulations in force, are recovered:1° Either by virtue of enforceable judgements or contracts;2° Or by virtue of revenue orders or tax rolls issued and made enforceable as far as the metropolis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-2

…activity.For dressing items and articles presented as complying with the pharmacopoeia mentioned in 2° of article L. 4211-1, wholesale, free-of-charge transfer as well as batch monitoring and, if appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-4

…artered Accountant, legal entities or companies carrying out the transactions referred to in 1° and 2° of article L. 411-2 are not deemed to be making a public offer.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-1

The provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.Articles L. 1211-2, L. 1211-3 with the exception of its second paragraph, L. 1211-6-1…

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