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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-15-2

…for personal injury verified under the conditions provided for in articles R. 1142-30-2 or R. 1142-31-1. However, the Chairman or his deputy may appoint only one expert if that expert possesses all t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-7

…ce of consular judges begins on 1 January of the calendar year following their election and ends on 31 December of the calendar year following the election of their successor.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-30

…ege, but may be a member of one or more of the specialised commissions mentioned in article D. 1432-31.A member appointed by virtue of his elected office may only be replaced by an elected member of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Committee members.

Article R4643-34

…ies, as well as any information likely to enable the investigations provided for in article R. 4643-31 to be carried out properly. They shall send the Regional Committee a copy of the declaration of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cooperation between the armed forces health service and other health care providers

Article R6147-144

…onal qualifications and seniority. By way of derogation from the third paragraph of article R. 4138-31 of the Defence Code, the temporary assignment of military personnel on duty in the Armed Forces H…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-16

…r or, in the overseas departments, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, from 1st November to 31st January, the public can make comments on the waters they consider to be suitable for bathing du…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-5

…professional secrecy of the defence and counsel, provided for in article 66-5 of law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, except in the cases provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157 bis

Taxpayers aged over sixty-five on 31 December of the tax year, or meeting one of the disability conditions mentioned in article 195, may deduct an amount of:- €2,620 from their net overall income if t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 I

…w residential property for which planning permission has been obtained between 1 September 2014 and 31 December 2016, evidenced by a notarised deed signed no later than three years after the planning…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-83

Registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 et seq. of the Commercial Code, subject to the provisions of this article. The joint representative re…

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