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Showing 14011410 of 50630 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 28-2-2018 n° 17-13.269

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-173

The declarations and the periodic safety update report referred to in Articles R. 5121-161, R. 5121-168 and R. 5121-170 are drawn up in accordance with the procedures and standard form laid down by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-176

The in-house pharmacies referred to in Article L. 5126-1 shall forward to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, immediately upon request, a r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-177

The procedures and standard form for the declarations and report mentioned in Articles R. 5121-174 to R. 5121-176 are laid down by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1798 bis

I. - The following are punishable by a fine of €100 to €750:1° Failure to submit to the administration or to keep the accounts mentioned in 6° of Article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-174

The discounts provided for in the first sentence of the sixth paragraph of Article L. 444-2 are granted by notaries on the proportional emoluments set out in sub-section 1 of this section in accordanc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-17

In the event of a breakdown in cohabitation not resulting from the death of one of the spouses, the residence permit issued to the spouse of a foreign national may, for a period of three years followi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-17

The sums entered in the automatic account of each delegated production company are calculated by applying a rate to the amount of the manufacturing cost of each eligible cinematographic work.The rate…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-7

Where the marriage has been celebrated in contravention of the provisions of Article 171-2, transcription is preceded by a joint hearing of the spouses and, where appropriate, individual interviews by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-17

In the local authorities referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 721-7, for the basic banking services referred to in III of article L. 312-1, credit institutions may not charge more than the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-17

The pregnant woman or the couple will, at her request, be heard by all or some of the members of the multidisciplinary team prior to the consultation mentioned below. The centre will suggest additiona…

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