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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R5125-24-12

…a société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine, a liquidator is chosen from among the members. Under no circumstances may the duties of liquidator be entrust…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-12

The secretariat of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique is provided by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'ima…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-12

…particular the conditions under which the file shall keep a record of the queries and consultations to which it is subjected.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 125-00 A

…ed during the same year or the following five years.For the application of the first paragraph, the total amount of losses chargeable may not exceed €8,000 in respect of any one year.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-12

…who orders the entry in the file, even if the supervision measure was ordered by the liberty and custody judge.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-10-1

…on mentioned in 3° of article R. 5141-123-9 and 2° of article R. 5141-123-10 if he makes no changes to the presentation of the veterinary medicinal product or, if applicable, to the repackaging and st…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

I. - 1° The products attached to capitalisation bonds or contracts as well as to investments of the same nature subscribed with insurance companies established in France are, when the bond, contract o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: JURISDICTION OF DECONCENTRAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Article R*122-3

By way of derogation from article R. * 122-1 and the first paragraph of article 11-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, on the rights-of-way of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Le Bourget and Paris-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: JURISDICTION OF DECONCENTRAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Article R*122-4

…e departmental prefect is exercised by the police prefect;2° The administrative authority competent to take the decision mentioned in article R. 744-10 is the police prefect.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-9

The application for authorisation to import a veterinary medicinal product in parallel is sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environneme…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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