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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Removal from a living person.

Article L1231-3

The committee of experts whose intervention is provided for in articles L. 1231-1, L. 1241-3 and L. 1241-4 sits in two panels of five members appointed for three years by order of the Minister for Hea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZA

I. - Are subject to an additional tax to the tax on commercial surfaces provided for by the article 3 of law no. 72-657 of 13 July 1972 instituting measures in favour of certain categories of elderly…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-3

The reporting of risk events provided for in Article L. 1414-3-3 is intended to : 1° Enable healthcare institutions, doctors and medical teams to take any useful measure to prevent the occurrence of a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-3

…nematographic theatres;2° The date from which exploitation of the work in videogram form is planned;3° A statement from the holder of the rights to screen the work in cinemas specifying the number of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-38

…nt to mutualist training leave and the bodies likely to provide these training courses is drawn up; 3° The conditions under which the leave is granted to employees of public services and public compan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-38

…ned in article L. 641-7, the liquidator shall submit at any time, at their request, and at least by 31 December each year, to the juge-commissaire and the procureur de la République a liquidation repo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-31

…s carrying out studies, research, work or equipment contributing to the fulfilment of its missions; 3° Pay, before the service is rendered, to the benefit of foreign health establishments and by way o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6113-35

…s carrying out studies, research, works or projects contributing to the fulfilment of its missions; 3° To co-operate, in particular by means of agreements or participation in public interest groupings…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of the agreement.

Article R6142-34

…igned to it, with an indication, where applicable, of the private sector to which he/she may apply; 3° The number of internship and student posts to be filled by interns and students from the universi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R831-3

…r the application of this book in Mayotte:1° In article R. 820-1, the references to articles R. 822-3 to R. 822-5 are deleted;2° The provisions of articles R. 822-3 to R. 822-5 are not applicable.

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