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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4-1

The Competition Authority issues an opinion to the Minister of Justice, who is its guarantor, on the freedom of establishment of notaries and judicial commissioners. It makes recommendations to improv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-2-1

…nd tariffs mentioned in the first paragraph of this article. This opinion shall be made public no later than one month before the revision of the price or tariff in question.The initiation of an opini…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-3-1

…ments of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, failing to comply with one of its obligations under a withdrawal or recall proc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F quinquies

…ferred to in 2° of 2 of I of article 257 when they are subject to value added tax, except where the terms and conditions set out in article 268 ;B. Transfers of ownership made between owners participa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F sexies

The departmental council may, by deliberation, reduce the rate of land registration tax or registration fees by up to 0.70% where the following conditions are met:1° The transfer is part of a transact…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-9-1

…approval provided for in Article L. 5122-9 are made according to a timetable and during a period determined by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-6-1

…de in medicinal products referred to in article L. 5125-33 is subject to the provisions of this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4-1

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) imposes financial penalties on natural or legal persons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-9-1

…L. 6122-2, L. 6122-8 and L. 6122-9, in the event of a serious health threat identified by the Minister for Health under the conditions provided for in article L. 3131-1, the Director General of the R…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-9-18

…operating and access rules, as well as the rights of the persons concerned by the processing are determined by the provisions of articles R. 240-1 et seq. of the Prison Code.

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