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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

For the kindergartens mentioned in the first paragraph of article 18 of law no. 2019-791 of 26 July 2019 for a school based on trust, the educational project mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-29 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-20

For the sole purpose mentioned in 3° of article R. 5134-18 , agents of the bodies mentioned in article L. 262-16 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles (Social Action and Family Code), design…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-7

The activities carried out in a specific environment involving compliance with special safety measures referred to in article L. 212-2 are those relating to the practice of: 1° Scuba diving, anywhere,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts

Article R4321-5

On medical prescription, the masseur-physiotherapist is authorised to take part in the following re-education treatments: 1° Re-education involving a system or appliance: a) Orthopaedic re-education ;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-25

In order to supervise an institution benefiting from the regime provided for in Article L. 511-24 and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1a of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968, the competent auth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2-1

…ly or indirectly, in negotiable debt securities, bonds, units or shares mentioned in 2°, 2°c or 6° of A of article R. 332-2 as well as in negotiable debt securities mentioned in 2°a of A of the same a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-46

Insofar as they are necessary for the purposes defined in article R. 40-43, the following personal data and information may be stored in the automated processing system: 1° For electronic communicatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 nonies

I. - Companies formed exclusively for the purpose of repurchasing all or part of the capital of a company, carried out until 31 December 2022 under the conditions mentioned in II, may benefit from a t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-1

I.-The purpose of the apprenticeship tax is to promote equal access to apprenticeships and to contribute to the financing of apprenticeship development initiatives under the conditions set out in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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