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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Permission to leave

Article D142

…end, the judge may issue a warrant to bring in or arrest pursuant to the provisions of article 712-17. The decisions provided for in the third paragraph may be taken both by the sentence enforcement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…s of mercury; 15° Manganese dioxide (or manganese dioxide); 16° Fluorine gas and hydrofluoric acid; 17° Iodine, solid or vapour, excluding compounds; 18° Carbon oxychloride; 19° Paraquat; 20° Phosphor…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-28

…s for staff.II-Any collective childcare establishment covered by 1° and 2° of II of Article R. 2324-17 includes one or more reception units, under the conditions set out in II of Article R. 2324-46 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2

…clides; 16° Checking the proper operation and routine maintenance of the equipment entrusted to it; 17° Implementation of hygiene, safety and vigilance rules in accordance with good practice; 18° Impl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-43

…icle L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code or significant influence within the meaning of Article L. 233-17-2 of the same code must be included in the accounting statements referred to in the eighth paragr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-64

…at his request, to the practitioner holding the approval mentioned in articles L. 225-2 and L. 225-17 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles when he goes abroad or to an overseas department,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 quater C

…n, for parking areas that are commercially operated, the rates are reduced by 75% for 2019, 50% for 2020 and 25% for 2021.3. - These rates are updated on 1 January each year according to the forecast…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater E

…ing of the European Union to de minimis aid. III -For planning permission issued from 1st January 2017, the exemptions adopted by the Lyon metropolitan authority apply simultaneously to the share of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 octies : Activities created in defence restructuring zones

Article 44 terdecies

…the exemption is subject to compliance with Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D ter

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