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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

…94 of 7 May 2012 R. 4127-36Decree no. 2021-684 of 28 May 2021R. 4127-37 to R. 4127-37-1Decree no. 2016-1066 of 3 August 2016 R. 4127-37-2 Decree no. 2021-684 of 28 May 2021 R. 4127-37-3 and R. 4127-37…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-25

…however, exceed the level of assumption of costs determined pursuant to Decree no. 2018-1345 of 28 December 2018 relating to the procedures for determining the levels of assumption of costs for appre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special arrangements applicable to distance sales of goods imported from third countries or territories

Article 298 sexdecies H

…has concluded an agreement on mutual assistance similar in scope to Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and other me…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4211-1

…r in Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions for the European Regional Development Fund, the European…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…defined in c of 1 bis of I of Article 885-0 V bis of the French General Tax Code as it stood on 31 December 2017, subject to 3° of this I, and in d and e of 1 bis of I of the same Article 885-0 V bis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208

…of telecommunications whose sole purpose is the activity mentioned in I of article 1 of law no. 69-1160 of 24 December 1969 for the portion of profits from leasing contracts entered into with the publ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…ed for in article L. 122-1 of the Energy Code and the methods of contentious settlement of disputes;16° The conditions provided for in article L. 124-1 of the Energy Code to benefit from the energy ch…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L356-1

…an undertaking which exclusively controls an undertaking within the meaning of II of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code. This second undertaking is referred to as a "subsidiary undertaking". Any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-9

…allocated by a company included in the scope of consolidation within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 ; 6° For the chairman of the board of directors, the chief executive officer and each deputy chie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56

…e judicial police agent may request any person authorised under the conditions laid down by article 16-12 of the Civil Code, without it being necessary for this person to be registered on a list of ju…

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