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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5-2

For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in Article L. 8211-1, the inspection officers defined by regulation shall have a right of co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the chapters below, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in French Polynesia:1° Articles R. 123-220 to R. 123-234-2, insofar as they concern S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-8

The Agency employs staff governed by titles II, III or IV of the general status of civil servants as well as the staff mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 6152-1, teachers at the national veterinary…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 G

For the application of 2° of 1 of Article 39, the depreciation of buildings that have given entitlement to the tax reduction provided for in l'article 199 sexvicies are only allowed as a deduction fro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-4

Article L. 723-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 723-1 -I.-The judges of the mixed commercial courts are elected within the jurisdiction of each of these courts by a college composed of: 1° Electors in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Groupement de coopération sanitaire de moyens exploiting authorisations held by one or more of its members

Article R6133-13

I.-The health cooperation grouping jointly operating the authorisations held by one or more of its members on a single geographical site may be authorised by the Director General of the Regional Healt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67

Articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to the armed forces health service

Article L4011-5

…anté, which will give its opinion on their compatibility with the decree mentioned in Article L. 4011-2.II. -The conditions under which:1° Armed Forces hospitals or other elements of the Armed Forces…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-3

I.-At the patient's request, in the situations provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 1110-5-2, deep and continuous sedation causing an alteration in consciousness maintained until death, associated…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Special schemes

Article 223 L

1. (not applicable).2. Group companies may not benefit from the tax credit mentioned in articles 220 quater and 220 quater A.3. Deductions made by group companies under the provisions of II of article…

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