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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-3

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of article L. 4311-2 is, for the practice of the profession of nurse responsible for general care :1° Either the French state nurse's dipl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-8

I.-For food products and products intended for pet food for which the general terms and conditions of sale are subject to I of article L. 441-1-1, a written agreement concluded between the supplier an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 568

The retail sales monopoly is entrusted to the administration, which exercises it, under conditions and according to procedures laid down by decree, through the intermediary of tobacconists designated…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Deductible liabilities

Article 974

I.-The debts, existing on 1st January of the tax year, contracted by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of article 965 and actually borne by it, relating to taxable assets and, where applicable, in pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B undecies

1. Communes and their public establishments for inter-communal cooperation that have instituted the tax for the removal of household waste in accordance with articles 1379-0 bis, 1520 and 1609 quater…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

I. - The tourist tax referred to in Articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-39 or the flat-rate tourist tax referred to in articles L. 2333-40 to L. 2333-47 may be instituted by decision of the deliberative bo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Requirements for capitalisation contracts and certain life insurance contracts

Article A522-1

The information referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 522-5 contains a list of the reference units of account and, for each unit of account, an indication of:i) the performance of the asse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5217-1

The metropolis is a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system, bringing together several municipalities in a single area without an enclave within an area of solidar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-1

I.-A commission for drawing up electoral lists is set up in each district of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry. For local or departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia : 1° Article R. 1231-2 is replaced by the following provisions, to which Article R. 1545-1 does not apply: "Art. R. 1231-2. - The donor shal…

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