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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-5

…patient as well as, where applicable, that of the trusted support person defined in article L. 1111-6 and that of the person to be notified.The content of this file guarantees the traceability of acti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 C

I. - For the application of the second paragraph of I of Article 1640 B, the reference communal and inter-communal rates are defined as follows:1. For communes that are not members in 2010 of a public…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

…n to which it gives rise are governed by the provisions of articles L. 7121-2 to L. 7121-4, L. 7121-6, L. 7121-7 and L. 7121-8. This authorisation and the remuneration to which it gives rise are gover…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

…dholding groups and those in agricultural landholding groups, created in accordance with the loi n° 62-933 du 8 août 1962 et répondant aux diverses caractéristiques des articles L. 322-1 à L. 322-21 e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-9

…ciplinary regulations to the Board of Directors for approval and ensures that they are implemented; 6° He has authority over all staff working in the school; 7° He/she appoints to all positions in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secondment contract.

Article L1251-43

…ing, in particular, in the case of replacements as provided for in 1°, 4° and 5° of article L. 1251-6, the name and qualifications of the person being replaced or to be replaced;2° The term of the ass…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260

…r (1). 3° (Repealed); 4° (Repealed); 5° Persons who grant a lease referred to in 1° bis of article 261 D; 5° bis Persons who carry out a transaction referred to in 5 of article 261; 6° From 1st Octobe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-5

…1-1017 of 2 August 2021 on bioethics and subject to the adaptations provided for in Article L. 1542-6.Article L. 1231-2 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-101…

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

Article 231-18

…n accordance with the table in the appendix to this book;5° The quality of the information provided;6° The economic situation of the cinema;7° The absence or weakness of promotional activities;8° The…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

…over the following expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in 1° to 5° of article 721-6, provided that they are directly allocated to the promotion abroad of these works, excluding opera…

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