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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain overseas collectivities

Article R3131-16

For the application of this chapter in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Articles R. 3131-4 to R. 3131-9 do not apply ; 2° II of article R. 3131-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "II.-The ORSAN p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Solidarity between spouses and partners in a civil solidarity pact

Article 1691 bis

…pecific to the claimant's spouse or civil union partner, the payment obligation is discharged in full. In other situations, it is granted in the proportions defined respectively in a for income tax, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-16

I.-The support institution is responsible for purchasing policy, planning, strategy and management control for all contracts and amendments thereto. It is responsible for awarding contracts and amendm…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-16

…person responsible for the damage intends to exercise the right to dispute provided for in article L. 421-3, he must bring his action before the competent court within three months of the formal dema…

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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 R5121-165

…inal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 which informs, in application of Article L. 5124-6, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de…

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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 R5121-168

I.-Any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in article R. 5121-150 is required to transmit electronically to the European Medicines Agency a periodic safety up…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Cooperation with a view to transfer

Article R581-16

Information relating to a beneficiary of temporary protection which is necessary to examine a transfer application other than that mentioned in articles R. 581-10 and R. 581-11 is requested or provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article R4332-16

For the application of Article L. 4332-7, total revenue means the sum of actual operating revenue and actual investment revenue.Actual operating and investment revenue for the regions means all operat…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-16

I.-The Prefect of the département, in the light of the reports made pursuant to article R. 412-14-1 or the report referred to in article R. 412-15, may issue injunctions. If the injunctions, addressed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VI: City of Paris

Article 1656 quater

…ovisions, the reference to the departmental council is replaced by the reference to the Paris council. III. - For the application of articles 1382 and 1394, the City of Paris is assimilated to a depar…

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