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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-4

…Futuna, in the first paragraph, the words: "The team calls upon, as necessary, a professional registered on the list mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 411-2 of the Social Action and Fam…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…vities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution, New Caledonia, the French Southern and Antarctic Territories and Clipperton Island, or uses for the first time there washing preparations, including…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

The remuneration provided for in Article L. 311-3 is paid by the manufacturer, importer or person making intra-Community acquisitions, within the meaning of 3° of I of Article 256 bis of the General T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 41

…apital gains referred to in the first paragraph is carried out on the date on which the deferral is terminated in the name of the beneficiary or beneficiaries of the transfer of the sole proprietorshi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article L812-8

The status of judicial representative registered on the list is incompatible with the exercise of any other profession. It is, moreover, incompatible with: 1° All activities of a commercial nature, wh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1

…ons, the grant of patents and all documents relating thereto, and the examination of oppositions;1° bis. The granting, on the advice of the Minister for Defence, of authorisations for the disclosure a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…ns provided for by Article R. 811-3, the following shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories:1° The provisions of Book I with the exception of Article R. 133-1, 4° of Article R. 133…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-5

…ths previously and the number of policies concerned in years N and N-1;3° Amount of capital in registered capitalisation bonds and contracts which expired more than 6 months ago and number of contract…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…implementation of the training obligation defined inarticle L. 114-1 of the Education Code; 3° Registering jobseekers on the list, keeping the list up to date in accordance with the conditions laid do…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-32

…he regional chamber of commerce and industry in accordance with the code du travail, the extended inter-professional collective agreements, the collective agreement, the collective agreements conclude…

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