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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-5

…alth data system under the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, in application of the provisions of II of Article L. 1461-3, are designated and author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective prevention

Article R4434-1

…workers with equipment that complies with the provisions adopted pursuant to decree no. 95-79 of 23 January 1995 on noise control and relating to noisy objects and soundproofing devices; 4° Modifying…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Managing employment and skills - Preventing the consequences of economic change.

Article L320-4

…uch is required to send to the body responsible for collecting social security contributions, by 31 January each year at the latest, a statement indicating the number of employees who took early retir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-345

…e to contractual employees of the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of amendedlaw no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 laying down statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-4

…f: 1° They have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code or have…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

…sons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code or who…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-37

…particular the detailed plans of the areas reserved for spectators as provided for inarticle R. 331-21. All non-reserved areas are strictly forbidden to spectators.A modification of the homologation i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209-0 B

…e fixed assets allocated to their operation;d. The reintegrations provided for in d of 3 of Article 210 A. The capital gains and losses referred to in c are determined in accordance with the provision…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A bis

…VI of article 1379-0 bis and article 1609 quater and the decisions referred to in III of article 1521 and article 1522 must be taken before 15 October of a year in order to be applicable from the fol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

…ng that of the declaration of the change of situation or, at the request of the taxpayers, from 1st January of the year following that of the change of situation and until the application of the rate…

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