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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

…0-14 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1215 of 2 October 2020 relating to the procedure applicable to refusal of care and abusive or illega…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-11

…es in order to obtain sufficient and appropriate evidence on the point(s) concerned by the requests.12. If the statutory auditor considers that management's refusal is unfounded, the statutory auditor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-25

…id to it under 2°, 3° and 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1, less the payment referred to in Article R. 6123-24, and determines the amount of the various allocations as follows:1° Between 5% and 35% to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R366-4

…in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 313-3 and articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of New Caledo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R365-4

…French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of the first paragraph of Article R. 313-3 and Articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of French Pol…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…he conclusion of a company agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2009-669 du 12 juin 2009 favorisant la diffusion et la protection de la création sur internet, et en l'absence d…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article L351-3

…n indiquée dans la colonne de droite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR L. 312-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 312-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-22

…0;11° To set the remuneration and pay the costs and fees of lawyers, notaries, bailiffs and experts;12° To set, within the limits of the estimate of the tax authorities (domains), the amount of the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B undecies

…ent for inter-communal cooperation collects the tax for those that comply with the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale ain…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L4211-1

…g;4° ter The exercise, in agreement with the State, under the conditions provided for in article L. 121-5 of the Code de la voirie routière, of the project management of a development operation on a r…

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