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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-19

…ice-Chairman and is made up of the members mentioned in I and in 6° and 7° of II of Article R. 6213-17 as well as in 3° to 9° of Article R. 6213-18.The central director of the armed forces health serv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…nds in the version in force at the time of promulgation of the aforementioned Law no. 89-1014 of 31 December 1989 . Articles L. 114-3, L. 132-21-1 and L. 132-29 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Protection in the event of a partial transfer of undertaking or establishment.

Article L2414-1

…joint committee on health, safety and working conditions in agriculture provided for inArticle L. 717-7 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; 10° Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection in the event of interruption or non-renewal of a temporary work assignment.

Article L2413-1

…f a joint health, safety and working conditions committee in agriculture provided for inarticle L. 717-7 of the rural and maritime fishing code; 10° Employee appointed under the conditions provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Access by the National Commission to information covered by medical confidentiality

Article R1142-41-1

…pient of the request has electronically signed it in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures, under conditions that comply with best practi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

…231-27 occurred between 1st January and 31st December of year n; 2° The operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments may submit an a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-7

…ic interest grouping or partners in a holding company governed by Title IV of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in company form of liberal professions subject to legislative…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quinquies

…od used to calculate the contribution on the value added of businesses for the previous year and 31 December of the year of assessment. If a company is set up during the tax year, the period used corr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663

…e 208 in respect of the taxation of capital gains referred to in IV of Article 219 is payable on 15 December of the year of option for a quarter of its amount, with the balance being paid in equal ins…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-2-1

…ach of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products or of this Title.Suspension shall be imposed either f…

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