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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication

Article R1333-75

The provisions of this sub-section apply to radiological examinations carried out on persons with no medical indication justifying such an examination. These examinations concern in particular those c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication

Article R1333-77

Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication are carried out using medical devices that comply with article R. 1333-78, following the individual justification and optimisation proc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-70

A risk analysis and coverage plan draws up an inventory of the risks of all kinds to the safety of people and property that the fire and rescue services have to deal with in the Rhône department and t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-7

…ation contained in the file shall be directly accessible, via a secure telecommunications system:1° To the judicial authorities;2° To officers of the judicial police, in the context of proceedings con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-11

…financial year ;2° The foreseeable development of the company concerned;3° the information referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 22 of Council Directive 77/91/EEC of 13 December 1976 on co-ordination…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2-1

…article L. 5 of the General Civil Service Code may be seconded on a public law contract by the Director General of the National Management Centre, for a limited period of time, in order to re-establis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 747

…is the subject thereof is levied at the rates provided for sales, in proportion, where applicable, to the respective value of the different assets included in the lot subject to the balancing payment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Deductible liabilities

Article 767

Where the heirs or universal legatees are burdened with particular legacies of sums of money not existing in the succession and they have paid the duty on all the assets of this same succession, the s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 : Land registration tax

Article 742

Limited-term leases of real estate made for a term of more than twelve years, with the exception of those mentioned in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Valuation rules

Article 764

…ies on death, the value of the ownership of movable property is determined, in the absence of proof to the contrary:1° By the price expressed in the deeds of sale, where such sale takes place publicly…

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