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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-8-2

I. - The income tax report provided for in Article L. 232-6 is presented using a model and machine-readable electronic return formats published by order of the Minister responsible for the economy. II…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-2

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where, in the cases defined below, either no applications or no tenders have been submitted within the prescribed…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pharmacovigilance notification and reporting

Article R5141-107

The declaration and reporting obligations laid down in this section apply without prejudice to those laid down for veterinary medicinal products authorised by the European Medicines Agency in Regulati…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-169

The marketing authorisation holder may, by written reasoned request, refer the matter to the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article D3822-3

…512-9-2, the words: "and the list of approved laboratories is sent by the Ministry of Health to the European Commission" are deleted. 3512-9-2, the words: "and the list of approved laboratories is sen…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22-1

The Office sends a six-monthly report on its activities to the Government, Parliament and the National Medical Accidents Commission. This report includes a specific section on nosocomial infections of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R490-7

Where the judge intends to request information from the European Commission pursuant to the provisions of Article 15(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-38

…tional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C (2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C (2…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-2

…211, 216, 217, 227, 234, 241, 244, 245, 247, 248, 256, 258 and 260 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 (Solvency II); 2° The implementing measur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: OFFICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION REQUIRING LEAVING THE FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L261-1

…4, to which foreign nationals whose situation is governed by this book are returned in the event of compulsory enforcement.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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