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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-2

…t to guarantee: 1° The performance of anatomopathology examinations, if necessary extemporaneously; 2° Post-operative scheduled or unscheduled medical imaging examinations enabling any early complicat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The adopted person

Article 344

…adopted:1° Minors for whom the parents or the family council have validly consented to the adoption;2° Wards of the State for whom the family council for wards of the State has consented to the adopti…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Freedom to provide services

Article L211-21

When the service provider provides services in France for the first time, it shall first inform the registration commission referred to inArticle L. 141-2 by means of a written declaration, including…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 212-17

…aid, production companies must meet the following conditions:1° They must be established in France;2° Their chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the majority of their directors, must be French…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 CA

Taxable persons and non-taxable legal entities likely to benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of Article 256 bis may, at their request, pay the tax on their intra-Community acquisitions. The option…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Applications for review and reconsideration

Article 622-2

Revision and review may be requested: 1° By the Minister of Justice; 2° By the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation; 3° By the convicted person or, in the event of incapacity, by his legal repre…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-39

The national section of the art cinema commission comprises :1° A chairman;2° A vice-chairman;3° Four representatives of cinema exhibitors;4° Three representatives of distributors of cinematographic w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 nonies

Value added tax becomes chargeable when the advance payment or the price is collected in respect of sales of publications designated in article 298 septies as well as sales of paper by companies invol…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes of processing

Article R142-26

…al and logistical implementation of removal measures, within the central border police directorate; 2° To improve the execution of removal measures through the dematerialisation of external and intern…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Internship agreement

Article R426-21

In the event of an extension to the duration of the training period provided for in 2° or 3° of article R. 426-16, an amendment to the training agreement is sent to the prefect using a teleservice, wi…

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