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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…Caledonia.Article L. 1111-2 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article L. 1111-7 is applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation grants

Article L3334-7-1

…pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003), increased by 95% of the amount of the general decentralisation allowance due to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…ted; 5° In article L. 411-4, the references to articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 6° In article L. 411-5: a) In the first paragraph, the words…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2i: Companies located in rural regeneration areas

Article 44 quindecies

…entioned in article 1465 A, businesses that are created or taken over between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2023, subject by right or by option to an actual taxation system for their results and that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-37

…he contrary is deemed unwritten. Unless the Articles of Association provide for a greater majority, decisions are taken by a majority of the members present or represented. Except when the Board is co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 quinquies

…agreement on recovery with a similar scope 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, duties and o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 8

…years from the victim's coming of age. Public prosecution of the offences mentioned in Article 706-167 of this Code, when they are punishable by ten years' imprisonment, as well as that of the offenc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-8

…ded for by the articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-1 à 222-18,222-22 à 222-33-1,223-3 et 223-4,223-15-2,225-16-2,312-1 à 312-9,313-1 à 313-3,322-1 to 322-4and 434-3 of the Penal Code when they are committed b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-60

…vacancy of a post that cannot be immediately filled under the conditions provided for by Law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, Law no. 84-53 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-184

…and positions they hold in the company by controlled companies within the meaning of Article L. 233-16;-of the number and price of shares subscribed or purchased during the financial year by the compa…

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