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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

…e Centre national de la recherche scientifique ;9° Le Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment ;10° Le Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts ;11° The Frenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Artificial baths

Article D1332-43

…in article D. 1332-1; 4° Artificial bathing areas in open systems with a surface area greater than 10,000 m2. These bathing areas are subject to the provisions applicable to bathing waters within the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the second fraction (R).

Article R1614-89

…the Construction and Enabling Code for the benefit of main municipal and inter-municipal libraries may only be taken into account under the following conditions: a) The main municipal or inter-commun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-13

…project results in the artificialisation of land and concerns a sales area of between 3,000 m2 and 10,000 m2, the assent of the prefect provided for in the penultimate paragraph of V of article L. 75…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-36

…State of the cost of transporting the products and equipment mentioned in 4° of article R. 6112-35;10° The procedures for periodic consultation between the prison and the healthcare establishment on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions required for the validity of the contract.

Article 1976

The life annuity may be constituted at such rate as the contracting parties may determine.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 201

The investigating chamber may, in all cases, at the request of the public prosecutor, one of the parties or even of its own motion, order any additional information that it deems useful. It may also,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-8

Authorised agents may demand to be provided with documents of any kind likely to facilitate the performance of their duties. They may obtain them or take copies of them, by any means and on any medium…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Aid to strengthen the management team

Article R5213-37

The financial aid that may be granted may only relate to the period during which the presence of additional staff is necessary to ensure the adaptation to employment of disabled workers and may not ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis A

…nce agreement on recovery of taxes with a scope similar to that provided for in Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, taxes,…

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