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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4126-36

…y of any Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may obtain, on simple request, a copy of a decision of a disciplinary chamber, by any means, includi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-32

…nternational health operations require medical and psychological resources. The Minister for Health may entrust logistical support operations relating to this mobilisation to the National Public Healt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-32

In application of the last paragraph of article L. 1424-35, when the board of directors has not set the provisional amount of revenue for the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service on 15…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

…European Union, other than the home Member State, in which an undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-1 or in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 has a branch or provides services. For life insurance an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Appointment of the examining magistrate.

Article D31-3

When the complaint with civil party status is lodged by a lawyer, it may be sent to the investigating judge by electronic means of communication in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-3

…der, where applicable under a fine, to apply for registration. Under the same conditions, the judge may enjoin, if necessary under a penalty payment, any person registered in the Trade and Companies R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 quinquies

…is responsible for storing it, processing it or carrying out other services on this production and may be taken back identically or to the equivalent by the farmer. Warehoused agricultural production…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-32

…starting date is postponed to the date of publication of the notice provided for in article R. 211-33. However, if the guaranteed person is the subject of collective proceedings during the period set…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article L212-34

…ivery of a good or the provision of a service; 2° Or as part of an online sales or booking service, may not result in a reduction in the value of this admission charge compared to the sale price of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-3

The acts which may give rise to extradition, whether it is a question of requesting it or granting it, are as follows: 1° All acts punishable by criminal penalties under the law of the requesting Stat…

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