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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Hearing and deliberation

Article R532-43

A party who, less than seven clear days before the close of the written investigation, has received either a statement or exhibits, or any of the information provided for in Article R. 532-26, may pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional and interregional councils

Article D4311-88

The Regional Council elects from among its members the members who make up the restricted panel called upon to deliberate under the conditions provided for in the third paragraph of I of article L. 43…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

Persons who hold a national master's degree or a qualification or diploma conferring the grade of master issued in France or a diploma obtained in a foreign country and judged to be of a level compara…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judgment on liability

Article 849-11

…t must implement the publicity measures ordered pursuant to the article 67 de la loi du 18 novembre 2016 aforementioned and, failing this, on expiry of which they will be carried out by the plaintiff…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 B

…applied, is reduced by applying the rate set for 2012 in III of article 33 of law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012.For 2013, the same compensation, to which the rates of change s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking

Article L2335-3

…lied, is reduced by applying the rate set for 2012 in III of Article 33 of Finance Act 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 for 2012.For 2013, the same compensation payments, to which the rates of change set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-18

…ject to successful completion of a first university year and obtaining 60 European credits from the 2016-2017 academic year. The conditions for admission to these institutes are set by order of the mi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article D123-205-1

The book mentioned in article L. 123-28 distinguishes cash payments from other payments and indicates the references of the supporting documents.The register referred to in the same article shall show…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-5

Posts to be filled in categories 1 "head of department", 1 and 2 are also open to contract employees of the establishment who hold one of the qualifications or diplomas required in article R. 113-4 fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 decies

I. - The deduction rights of businesses that publish the publications designated in article 298 septies are determined under the same conditions as for companies that become liable for this tax, takin…

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