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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-23

…determined on the basis of data provided by the body referred to in Article L. 512-1, available at 31 December of the previous year and published in its annual report. If the representativeness crite…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-2

…shall be the responsible authority for notified bodies in accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746. II.-The administrative authority responsible for competition and con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-54

…sis of data provided by the body referred to inarticle L. 512-1 of the Insurance Code, available at 31 December of the previous year and published in its annual report. If the representativeness crite…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D742-11

…32-13 and D. 214-32-14n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-15n° 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-31no. 2023-344 of 5 May 2023D. 214-33no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-34-1no. 2014-87 of 30 Januar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D744-11

…32-13 and D. 214-32-14n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-15n° 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-31no. 2023-344 of 5 May 2023D. 214-33no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-34-1no. 2014-87 of 30 Januar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-11

…32-13 and D. 214-32-14n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-15n° 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-31no. 2023-344 of 5 May 2023D. 214-33no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-34-1no. 2014-87 of 30 Januar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Subcontracting of preparations to a pharmaceutical manufacturing establishment

Article R5125-33-3

…ons and the active substances they contain, is drawn up by the pharmacist holding the dispensary by 31 March of the following year at the latest. At the request of the Director General of the Regional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-59

Before 31 October of the year preceding the financial year to which it relates, the director of the managing public health establishment sends the president of the regional council a request for a sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-14

Before 31 March each year, each medical biology laboratory shall declare electronically to the regional health agency within whose jurisdiction it is established, the total number of medical biology e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-1-1

…article L. 713-1. It updates these data by taking into account information made available to it by 31 January of the year of renewal at the latest by the courts of first instance with jurisdiction in…

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