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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…with the use of products intended for human health, products listed in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 falling within its remit and products intended for cosmetic use. It monitors the risk assoc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-2

…re in the public hospital sector;2° That the duration of the self-employed activity does not exceed 20% of the weekly hospital service to which the practitioner is obliged;3° That the total number of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexvicies

…meaning of Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or a dwell…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R771-1

…roite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LEUR REDACTION R. 711-2 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 712-2 to R. 712-11 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 1)

…th opening (measured between the free edge of the central incisors) :Limited to 30 mm 5 %Limited to 20 mm 17 %Limited to 10 mm 25 %Temporomandibular joint disorders :Mild form :- unilateral 3 %- bilat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…the Mining Code, when it is related to one of the offences mentioned in 1° to 17° of this article; 20° Offence of fraudulent abuse of a state of ignorance or weakness committed in an organised gang p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-47

…the national gendarmerie and police respectively mentioned in 2° to 4° of Article 16 and in article 20, customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations, respectively referred…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

…trol relationship; 10° "Shareholding" means the ownership, direct or by way of control, of at least 20% of the voting rights or capital of an undertaking. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de rés…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 168

…the next lower unit.7. Pleasure boats with a fixed or outboard engine with a real power of at least 20 hp:- for the first twenty horsepower910 €- per additional horsepower69 €However, power is only co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L613-37

…confidentiality obligations, to the other competent authorities referred to in I of Article L. 613-20-2; 4° To the collège de résolution ;5° To the resolution authorities of these subsidiaries.II. -…

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