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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R4641-17

The members of the Regional Committee referred to in 3° and 5° of article R. 4641-16 shall complete and update an individual declaration of interests filed with the Regional Directorate for Business,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-2

The order granting the compulsory operating licence shall be issued after a reasoned opinion has been given by the committee referred to in Article R. 613-10 which shall give its opinion on whether th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-27

The department to which the authorised agent reports informs the sample holder of the results of the sample analysis. If the analysis establishes that the sample does not comply with the regulations,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4251-2

Persons holding a diploma of qualification in radiological and medical physics or a diploma in medical physics may practise the profession of medical physicist and hold the title of medical physicist.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

With the exception of the procedures and formalities required for access to and the exercise of regulated activities, any company complies with the obligation to declare its creation, the modification…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289-0

I. - The invoicing rules provided for in Article 289 apply to transactions deemed to be located in France pursuant to Articles 258 to 259 D, excluding those carried out by a taxable person who has est…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-20

The High Council may, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 821-12-3 and L. 824-15, conclude cooperation agreements with authorities of non-EU Member States exercising competences similar to its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-6

The following may be entered on the list of statutory auditors referred to in I of Article L. 822-1, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 822-1-2, persons already approved…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 quinquies

1. A veterinary inspection fee is charged on imports into the customs territory, under all customs procedures, of animal products or products of animal origin, live animals and feed of non-animal orig…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

I.-The collectivity of Corsica shall benefit from the proceeds of the domestic consumption tax on energy products and the domestic tax on insurance policies available to the territorial collectivity o…

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