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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

…erly;17° One representative of legal entities managing institutions for people in social difficulty;18° One member of the regional unions of healthcare professionals who is a doctor;19° Two members fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-20

The written consent to gamete donation referred to in articles R. 2141-17, R. 2141-18 and R. 2141-19 is preceded by at least one interview with the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-20

…of good practice designed to guarantee biological safety and security mentioned in article R. 5139-18.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-23-2

…seas communes and the equalisation allowance may not be less than the per capita amount received in 2019 under the development allowance for overseas communes. Where applicable, the adjustment is made…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-5

…ed when these persons or entities are in one of the following situations: 1° They have, prior to 31 December 2010, issued only debt securities admitted to trading on a regulated market in France with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382-0

…cle 1384 C as well as to articles 1384 E, 1384 F, 1586 A and 1586 B in their version in force on 31 December 2020, is equal to the ratio between:1° On the one hand, the sum of the products, calculated…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I to IIIa

Article 1647-00 bis

…larations are submitted after the deadline, the rebate is granted for the period remaining after 31 December of the year in which they are submitted.The amount of the rebate benefits the farmer under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article L3332-2-1

…s is calculated:1° The sum defined in 1° of 1 of II of 1.2 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010;2° The sum defined in 2° of 1 of II of 1.2 of Article 78 of the Fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-7

…III of the Code on relations between the public and the administration and Order no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 on electronic exchanges between users and the administrative authorities and between t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…civil servants and the training actions mentioned in articles 2 and 3 of decree no. 2007-1942 of 26 December 2007 relating to the professional training of non-tenured employees of the State and its pu…

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