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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-501

The doctors, odontologists and pharmacists mentioned in 2° of article L. 6152-1 may be recruited as hospital assistants under the conditions defined by this section: 1° In public health establishments…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
X : Special arrangements for the declaration and payment of value added tax on importation

Article 298 sexdecies I

…cordance with the provisions of this article;3° By way of derogation from articles 278-0 bis to 281 octies, the importation of the goods is subject to the rate provided for in article 278.III.-The per…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A quater

…r the deliberative body of the public inter-municipal cooperation establishment(s) must, before 1st October of the year of the merger, take the deliberations applicable from the following year with re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18-2

…nised as an execution venue by Article 1 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/575 of 8 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…a clearly identifiable flavour whose sales volume represents, within the European Union, on 20 May 2016, 3% or more of a given category of tobacco products.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants.

Article L4332-3

…ant in 2007.From 2009, the amount allocated to each region is equal to that for 2008.From 1 January 2016, when a region is formed by grouping together several regions, in accordance with Article 1 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the categorisation of eligible customers and counterparties

Article D533-4

…party in accordance with Article 71(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 to apply to be placed in a category offering greater protection if it considers that it is unab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-14

Within ten days of the latest of the publications provided for in article L. 141-12, any creditor of the previous owner, whether or not their claim is due and payable, may lodge an objection to the pa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-11

…that has been gathered in any social enquiries and counter-inquiries provided for in Article 373-2-12;6° Physical or psychological pressure or violence exerted by one of the parents on the other.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

…this Code and of articles L. 228-1, L. 228-5, L. 228-43 to L. 228-89, L. 242-10, L. 245-9 to L. 245-12 (1°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of the French Commercial Code apply to bonds issued by associatio…

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