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Showing 33013310 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and content of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-3

Where the beneficiary of the insurance has objected to the opening of a pharmaceutical record, the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens will keep, for a period of ten years from the date of not…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-1

In order to identify the target groups for whom anti-doping education is a priority, the French Anti-Doping Agency takes into account the level of practice of athletes and support staff, the sport dis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-4

…ht is exercised by the approved collective management organisation competent for rights in the same category, or by the competent organisation whose approval has been in force the longest.II.-The prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article R123-208-6

…from the mayor, by order of the prefect of the department in which the municipality concerned is located or, in Paris, by order of the prefect of police. Only civil servants with at least two years'…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-9

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 29(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-20

…he provisions of Article L. 1451-1.At each meeting, the members of the College shall state, if applicable, that they have a direct or indirect family, professional or financial relationship with the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-12

The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal shall order the withdrawal or suspension, for a period not exceeding two years, of the authorisation to carry out judicial police missions, by order…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater C

…vehicle charging system in the dwelling they own, rent or occupy free of charge and which they allocate exclusively to their principal residence and their secondary residence, within the limit of one…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-2

…he AMF may ask the competent authorities of the management company's home country to provide clarifications and information concerning the documents referred to in I and to verify, on the basis of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-5

…f those States within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 or, where applicable, Article 4(1)(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033, as well as the European Banking Authority, the…

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