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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and Autonomy Conference

Article D1442-9

For the application of articles D. 1432-37, D. 1432-39 and D. 1432-41 to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin :1° 2° is worded as follows:2° The President of the Departmental Council of Guade…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction of the summary proceedings panel

Article R1455-7

…stence of the obligation is not seriously disputable, the summary jurisdiction panel may award an advance to the creditor or order performance of the obligation, even if it is an obligation to perform…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction of the summary proceedings panel

Article R1455-6

Even where there is a serious dispute, the summary proceedings panel may still order the necessary protective or reinstatement measures to prevent imminent damage or to put an end to a manifestly unla…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction of the summary proceedings panel

Article R1455-8

…nt office: 1° The agreement of all the parties is required; 2° The summary proceedings panel must have made an attempt at conciliation in a non-public hearing and in accordance with the rules laid dow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction of the summary proceedings panel

Article R1455-5

In all cases of urgency, the summary proceedings panel may, within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunals, order any measures that are not seriously disputed or that are justified by the existen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 970

The assets mentioned in article 965 placed in a trust defined in article 792-0 bis are included, for their net market value on 1st January of the tax year, as the case may be, in the assets of the set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, chapters I and V of title I of book I of this part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tobacco

Article 575 M

…manufactured tobacco imported into the departments of metropolitan France, infringements of the provisions of articles 571 and 575 E bis shall be investigated, recorded, prosecuted and punished as in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-2

…irectors are understood to mean the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of 1° of article 885 O bis of the General Tax Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-5

I. - The holder of an SME innovation account defined in article L. 221-32-4 may deposit in this account units or shares in a company subject to corporation tax that it has acquired or subscribed to ou…

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