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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-3-1

…onsible for retail or distribution activities, within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Rights increases

Article 1758 A

…equal to 10% of the duties charged to the taxpayer or of the undue claim.The increase is raised to 20% in the event of late filing within thirty days of formal notice.II. - This increase is not appli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 ter

…ailures to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 28 to 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 13 to 20 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-22

As an exception to article R. 431-20, when the application for a residence permit is lodged with the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, the prefect of this department is competent to issue…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R763-2

…er, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R762-2

…following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5213-2

…ising defined in Article L. 5213-1 relates to the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 which have the EU declaration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-1

…312-3;4° Not complying with the restrictions that may be imposed, in application of article L. 5121-20, in the interests of public health, on the prescription and supply of certain medicinal products.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-70

…medicinal product; 3° Where applicable, the investigator's brochure referred to in article R. 1123-20 ; 4° Where applicable, the elements of the research protocol relevant to the possession, preparat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and procedures for bringing cases before the court

Article R249-19

…this is noted by the department with which the application is registered pursuant to article R. 249-20.

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