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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-162

…logging equipment;d) Pastoral land under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 241-6 of the Forestry Code and article R. 241-2 of the same code;e) Game feeding and farming land…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the entry into national territory of the elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they are not authorised in the Member State of origin

Article R1245-16

…ionale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé under the conditions laid down in Article L. 1245-1. A copy of decisions to authorise, suspend or withdraw authorisations is sent to the Minis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D2311-16

I. - Pursuant to article L. 2311-1-2, the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax system submits an annual report to the municipal council or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

…mentioned in I to those responsible for the training or research project submitted to it and is final. When the training or research project provides for the temporary transfer of the body from the au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional commission for liberal professions

Article R6154-16

…of the healthcare system appointed from among the members of the associations mentioned in article L. 1114-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-168

…behalf. The domiciliation contract mentions the references of the approval provided for in article L. 123-11-3.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

…be consumable as they are;4° Which are not alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 111-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services.Excluded from the scope of this contribution are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…their expiry. They are treated in the same way as the suspension of payment referred to in article L. 277 of the tax procedures book for the application of articles L. 208 and L. 279 of the same book…

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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

…isation exploiting the medicinal product or product, as well as to the persons mentioned in article L. 5122-11 who provide information by canvassing or canvassing for medicinal products and products,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

…company, the transfer referred to in Ia of this Article relates to the majority of the share capital. Following the transfer, the company is not controlled, within the meaning of 2° of III of Article…

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