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Showing 491500 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Brokerage of medicinal products

Article L5124-20

Any drug brokering activity carried out by a person located in France must be declared to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. Persons involved in the brokering of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-20

The detailed rules for the application of the provisions of this chapter shall, unless otherwise provided and insofar as necessary, be the subject of decrees by the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-20

When the transmission of a biological sample between two medical biology laboratories, as defined in Article L. 6211-19, is carried out under a cooperation contract mentioned in Article L. 6212-6, ret…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-20

When considering taking a decision to limit or stop treatment in application of article L. 1111-4, and unless the advance directives already appear in the file in his possession, the doctor will consu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-20

The Union nationale is administered by : 1° The General Meeting; 2° The Board of Directors; 3° The Executive Committee; 4° The General Manager.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-20

The time limit for examining an application for a substantial amendment is set at thirty-five days from receipt of all the information required concerning this application.Where the Director General o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-209

A bulletin annexed to the Official Journal of the French Republic is hereby instituted under the title of Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.The Bulletin officiel des annonces civi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article R123-204

Notwithstanding Article R. 123-176, the persons mentioned in articles L. 123-25 to L. 123-27 and in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may centralise these entries every three months.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article R123-208

Notwithstanding the provisions of 1° to 5° of article R. 123-178, individuals placed by option or by operation of law under the simplified real tax regime provided for in article 302 septies A bis of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article R123-207

The persons mentioned in articles L. 123-25 to L. 123-28 are exempt from providing evidence of incidental overheads where such exemption is granted for tax purposes. They may also record expenses rela…

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