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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…ns at the times set by the Board of Directors shall be subject to the provisions of Articles L. 228-27 to L. 228-29 of the Commercial Code, unless the defaulting shareholder is a local authority. Arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 novovicies

…uting to the production or delivery of a new building within the meaning of 2° of 2 of I of article 257 ;3° Housing that does not meet the decency requirements, as set out in the article 6 of law n° 8…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Grouped offers

Article L224-42-2

…mmunications service based on publicly available numbering, 1° and 2° of I and II of Article L. 224-27, articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-39, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and the I o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L156-2

…nditions laid down by the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-3

…the application of the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, signed in Strasbourg on 27 January 1977, and of the Agreement between the Member States of the European Communities on the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deaths of hospitalised patients and measures relating to children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry office in health establishments.

Article R1112-76

…ets left by the deceased; in the absence of sufficient resources, the provisions of article L. 2223-27 of the General Local Authorities Code shall be applied; in the case of a member of the military,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-16

…c interest, in accordance with the provisions of e of 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, and for the reasons of public interest mentioned in g of 2 of Article 9 of this same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-6

…for a period of at least one quarter of the legal working time. The provisions of article R. 2324-27 do not apply to early learning centres. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-33

…third cycle of medical or odontological studies in application of the provisions of articles R. 632-27 or R. 634-14 of the Education Code;5° The application provides sufficient guarantees for public h…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…vided for in Article 35 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives, received from the date of notification to t…

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