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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Network of regional employment and training resource and information centres (Centres d'animation, de ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoires régionaux de l'emploi et de la formation)

Article D6123-2

I.-A network of activity, resource and information centres on training-regional employment and training observatories, with legal personality and made up of volunteer activity, resource and informatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Illegal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2222-2

Termination of another person's pregnancy is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a €30,000 fine if it is knowingly carried out in one of the following circumstances: 1° After the expiry of the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-2

In the event of imminent danger to personal safety, as certified by a medical opinion, the mayor and, in Paris, the police commissioners shall take all necessary provisional measures with regard to pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-27

The application for authorisation to create or transfer an in-house pharmacy, as provided for in article L. 5126-4, is submitted by the natural person holding the authorisation to operate the establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-28

I.-For the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° or 4° of article R. 5126-1, with the exception of army hospitals and the Institution nationale des invalides, the applicati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-2

In all the cases provided for in this paragraph 3, the court may, at the request of the parties or of its own motion, assign by judgment one of its members or one of the investigating judges of the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

I.-Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from a tax credit in respect of the forestry operations mentioned in II of this article that they carry out until 31 December…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Letting of premises intended for furnished accommodation

Article 260 D

For the purposes of applying value added tax, the letting of furnished or unfurnished premises whose final destination is furnished accommodation is always considered to be a supply of furnished accom…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-20

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-21

When, due to its value, its nature or the insufficient quantity of product, the goods cannot be sampled in several samples but only in one sample, and the counter-expertise can be carried out on this…

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