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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 R5121-164

Any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product referred to in Article R. 5121-150 has at its disposal on a permanent basis the services of a person responsible for pharmacovig…

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

Article D6211-16-1

The examinations mentioned in Article D. 6211-16, the analysis of which was carried out in medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence and not included in the list pro…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

I. - At the request of the taxpayer, income tax on long-term capital gains realised by a sole proprietorship on the sale for valuable consideration of all fixed assets allocated to the exercise of a p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 167 bis

I. - 1. Taxpayers who have been domiciled in France for tax purposes for at least six of the ten years preceding the transfer of their tax residence outside France are taxable on the transfer in respe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-2

The State guarantee under Articles L. 431-4, L. 431-5, L. 431-9 and L. 431-10 of this Code gives rise to the payment of remuneration by the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance. The terms and conditions for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Points of entry to the territory

Article D3115-16-1

The following airports are points of entry within the meaning of article R. 3115-16: 1° Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle; 2° Paris-Orly; 3° Marseille-Provence; 4° Lyon-Saint-Exupéry; 5° Toulouse-Blagnac; 6° Ni…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R151-10

The Minister responsible for the economy shall refuse, by reasoned decision, the investment authorisation requested, if the implementation of the conditions provided for in article R. 151-8 is not suf…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy

Article R6523-2-16

The provisions of articles R. 6523-2-10 to R. 6523-2-14 are applicable, under article L. 6523-1-3, to this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-10

Within a maximum of two months after the date of the examination, the chairman will convene a meeting of the committee to draw up a list of agents for whom the committee has issued a favourable opinio…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-104-10

The president of the local authority attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local auth…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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