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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pharmacovigilance notification and reporting

Article R5141-107

…veterinary medicinal products authorised by the European Medicines Agency in Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-2

…r than €50 million;the transaction does not fall within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings. II.-Where at least tw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies.

Article D1862-1

…lynesia, under the conditions laid down by the provisions adopted pursuant to Article 23 of Law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the autonomous status of French Polynesia. "III. - For th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Inter-municipal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article L5842-31

…the right-hand column of the same table. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5221-1 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5221-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-8

…issued pursuant to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2004-604 du 24 juin 2004 portant réforme du régime des valeurs mobilières émises par les sociétés co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L932-6

…2001 on new economic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publication of Order no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 reforming the regime for securities issued by commercial companies and exte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L952-1

…2001 on new economic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publication of Order no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 reforming the regime for securities issued by commercial companies and exte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-23-1

…provided for therein no later than 31 December of the year following the promulgation of the law n° 2004-811 du 13 août 2004 de modernisation de la sécurité civile.Failing this, the transfer is decide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-4

…Council of Ministers of French Polynesia, in accordance with Articles 97 and 134 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia,".

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

…Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety ;-Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended, on the hygiene of f…

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