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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-16

Validation of the work placements is certified by the director of the higher education establishment offering training in midwifery. The student midwife submits this certificate to the Conseil départe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-14

The following shall be entered in the National Patent Register, free of charge, at the request of the clerk of the court or at the request of one of the parties to the proceedings, judicial decisions…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-14

To determine the amount of the penalty, the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will take into account the efforts made by the employer to enter into negoti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 160 A

I. When a company has offered its employees stock options under the conditions defined in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-184 of the French Commercial Code or where one or more shareholders or unit hold…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Contracts for accommodation for the elderly and home help and assistance services

Article R224-14

The procedures for applying the rules relating to accommodation contracts for the elderly are laid down by the provisions of Chapter II of Title IV of Book III of the Code de l'action sociale et des f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 H

1. A Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires is hereby established.This commission shall be chaired by a member of the Conseil d'Etat appointed by the Vice-Presi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Implementing provisions

Article R1333-165

The procedures for applying the provisions of this section are defined in decisions of the Nuclear Safety Authority approved by the Minister responsible for radiation protection as regards :1° The reg…

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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 R5121-162

Any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 shall implement a pharmacovigilance system in order to fulfil its pharmacovigilance obligations…

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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 R5121-169

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…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-16

In their application for registration, the associations mentioned in article L. 213-8 of the Monetary and Financial Codedeclare, pursuant to article R. 123-62 : 1° The title of the association, follow…

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