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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territorial health project

Article R1441-13

…have not been received by the Prefect within three months for the five-year review provided for in 2° of article L. 1434-2 and two months for the other reviews, from the date of publication of the el…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: General safety measures

Article R4462-9

…re that they cannot cause dangerous reactions with the materials used in the pyrotechnic enclosure; 2° Pyrotechnic installations where substances or objects are handled which, due to the operations ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…f the State in the department is replaced by the reference to the High Commissioner of the Republic;2° References to the Tribunal de Grande Instance are replaced by references to the Tribunal de Premi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-7

…pecific reference to the types of services that will be the subject of the contracts to be awarded; 2° Indicate that the contracts will be awarded without further publication and invite interested eco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 A

1. The exceptional income of a farmer subject to a real taxation system may, by option, be attached, in equal fractions, to the results of the financial year in which it is realised and of the six fol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L814-10-1

I.-The persons designated under the conditions provided for in III of article L. 812-2 are placed under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor and are subject, for this professional activity, to ins…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-3

…t risks presented by fire, in particular the different types of building, housing, or town planning;2° Specify the method of analysis and water requirements for each type of risk ;3° Specify the metho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-6

…of its place of business and the contact details of the contact point designated by the applicant; 2° A list of the digital asset services for which authorisation is being sought and, where applicabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-149-3

The reports and formalities mentioned in Article L. 225-129-2, in the second paragraph of l'article L. 225-131, in 1° of Article L. 225-136, to the articles L. 225-138, L. 225-142 and L. 225-143, in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-6

…their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° In Article L. 1231-1, V does not apply ;2° In the first paragraph of Article L. 1231-3, the words "Minister of Health" are replaced by the w…

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