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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Automated processing of personal data known as the "Automated Fingerprint File".

Article R142-41

…ssing of fingerprints, referred to in Article L. 142-2, is governed by Decree no. 87-249 of 8 April 1987, as amended, relating to the automated fingerprint file managed by the Ministry of the Interior…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Sales

Article A310-8

…vided, for the mention of the price, in articles 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 et 14 de l'arrêté du 3 décembre 1987 relatif à l'information du consommateur sur les prix.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-3

…m the sections or sub-sections of the National Universities Council governed by decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 corresponding to the discipline or speciality concerned:a) For medicine, in all spec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…hers working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and article…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 216

…al watercraft as defined in article 240-1.02 5 of division 240 annexed to the decree of 23 November 1987 on ship safety.This chapter, with the exception of Article 218, also applies to maritime drones…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee profit-sharing and incentive schemes.

Article R212-5

…out in Chapter I of Title IV of Book IV of the Labour Code and in Decree no. 87-947 of 26 November 1987 setting the conditions for application of Chapter I of Order no. 86-1134 of 21 October 1986 as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee profit-sharing and incentive schemes.

Article R212-6

…Chapter II of Title IV of Book IV of the French Labour Code and in Decree no. 87-948 of 26 November 1987 determining the public companies and national corporations subject to the profit-sharing provis…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: The region

Article L131-3

…regional tourism committees in regions with more than one regional tourism committee on 13 January 1987 ; 2° A regional tourism committee common to two regions, where such a committee exists on the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives and public companies.

Article L3323-10

…sions of this Title do not apply to financial years prior to the financial year following 1 January 2005 for companies, groupings or legal entities, whatever their legal status, of which more than hal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219 bis

…rate of corporation tax is set at 24% in respect of the income referred to in section 5 of article 206, received by non-profit-making public establishments, associations and collectivities. 1° This r…

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