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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 1)

…ONDITIONS OR NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 IV. - STOMATOLOGYA. - Loss of teethComplete inapparent edentation35 %Loss of an incisor1 %Loss of a premolar or wisdom tooth in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1461

Sont exonérés de la cotisation foncière des entreprises : 1° (Abrogated) ; 2° Les organismes d'habitations à loyer modéré mentionnés à l'article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6271-2

The amount of costs transferred, depending on the competence, by the State, the Regional Council of Guadeloupe, the General Council of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Barthélemy in application of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6371-2

The amount of charges transferred, depending on the competence, by the State, the Regional Council of Guadeloupe, the General Council of Guadeloupe or the municipality of Saint-Martin pursuant to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

…granted in another Member State of the European Union, and who has stable resources sufficient to meet his/her needs and, where applicable, those of his/her family, as well as health insurance cover o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1251-1

…ragraph of article 1251 or of the decision of the guardianship judge provided for in article 1249 : 1° The judicial authorities; 2° Persons who are entitled, under article 430 of the Civil Code, to re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence.

Article R512-9

The intermediaries referred to in 1° and 2° of I of article R. 511-2, the credit institutions and finance companies referred to in the same article, and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Declarations of existence and accounts

Article 286

I.-Any person liable for value added tax must:1° Within fifteen days of commencing its operations, submit to the office designated by an order a declaration in accordance with the model provided by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Radiological procedures likely to be performed by specially authorised persons.

Article R4351-28

…that Article and for the performance of the radiography examinations listed in Article R. 4351-29: 1° Installing the patient ; 2° Preparing the equipment needed to obtain the image; 3° adjusting and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition of jobs at risk

Article R4624-23

…rticular risks mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 4624-2 are those exposing workers to: 1° Asbestos; 2° Lead under the conditions laid down in Article R. 4412-160 ; 3° Carcinogens, mutagen…

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