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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-7

When the judicial authorities consider that the mental state of a person who has benefited, on the basis of the first paragraph of article 122-1 of the French Criminal Code, from a decision to discont…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D2192-2

…tment number allocated by the financial and accounting information system of the invoice recipient; 5° The name of the payer, indicating, in the case of public bodies, the identification code of the d…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D3133-2

…tment number allocated by the financial and accounting information system of the invoice recipient; 5° The name of the payer, indicating, in the case of public bodies, the identification code of the d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1460

…rature, science and the arts for pleasure, primary school teachers ; 4° Lyric and dramatic artists; 5° Midwives and nurses; 6° Repealed; 7° Sportsmen and sportswomen for the sole purpose of practising…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1772

…f tax relief of any kind whatsoever, produces false documents or documents recognised as inaccurate;5° Anyone who publishes or causes to be published, by any means other than that provided for in arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Failure to comply with obligations to declare or pay electronically

Article 1738

1. Failure to comply with the obligation to file a tax return and its appendices electronically or to pay tax by bank transfer, electronic settlement or direct debit at the initiative of the Treasury…

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

Article 849-13

…hat this mandate is not equivalent to or implies membership of the association bringing the action; 5° An indication that, in the absence of a claim for compensation received in accordance with the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1 A: Steering policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article L5214-1 B

…ised placement bodies by the association and fund mentioned in the first paragraph of this article; 5° The terms of the partnership that the maisons départementales des personnes handicapées (departme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-1

…vices of agricultural utility of these chambers; 4° bis Staff of chambers of commerce and industry; 5° Civil servants of France Télécom placed outside the active status of their corps in order to carr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment services

Article L752-10

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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