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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-6

When it finds that the value of the assets mentioned in article R. 426-5 of the universal guarantee fund for rental risks is less than the provisions, the Union des entreprises et des salariés pour le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Biological analyses and screening tests.

Article D1221-13

Any blood establishment collecting blood and its components, which prepares labile blood products intended for the preparation of intermediate products or medicinal products derived from blood, is req…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-7

I.-As part of the research referred to in Article L. 1121-1, the clinical investigations referred to in Article L. 1125-1 and the performance studies referred to in Article L. 1126-1, the internal-use…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 E

The capital gain realised on land during the exchange transactions mentioned in 5° of II of article 150 U is not included in the taxable profit for the current financial year. In the event of a subseq…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-19

Grants are awarded and their amount is determined by taking into consideration:1° The quality and originality of the visual proposal;2° The appropriateness of the technical choices relating to visual…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to public contracts for rail passenger transport services

Article R2522-1

The public contracts mentioned in 4° of Article L. 2512-5, insofar as they relate to the public passenger transport service by rail, are governed, for their award and performance, by Decree no. 2019-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R1423-1

I. - The industrial tribunal is divided into five autonomous sections: 1° The management section; 2° The industry section; 3° The trade and commercial services section; 4° The agriculture section; 5°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union representation at company and establishment level

Article L2122-3-1

When submitting the list, the trade union shall indicate, where applicable, its affiliation to a trade union organisation. In the absence of such indication, the trade union organisation does not rece…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R613-42

I. - Where they are required to keep detailed records of financial contracts defined in 12° of Article L. 613-34-1 to which they are a party pursuant to Article L. 613-34-5, the persons mentioned in I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : General system of exemptions from the obligation to deposit the funds of local authorities and their public establishments with the State

Article L1875-1

I. - Article L. 1618-2, with the exception of V, is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia and their public establishments.II. - For its application, the words: "in Articles L. 1424-30, L. 212…

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