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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-3

…re, specified by care activity and by heavy equipment, in accordance with the procedures defined by decree ;b) The creation and elimination of healthcare activities and heavy equipment;c) Transformati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General measures

Article L412-1

I.-Decrees in the Council of State define the rules with which goods must comply. In particular, they determine:1° The conditions under which the export, offer, sale, distribution free of charge, poss…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

…rivilege or immunity is likely to be lifted by a French authority, recognition and execution of the decision shall be refused only after the magistrate seised has addressed a request for the lifting o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-26

…rrangements for its use and any overtime worked under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 3121-28 to L. 3121-39 ; c) An assessment of the part-time work carried out in the company;d) The number of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National protocols

Article L4011-3

…health and disability, and the regional health agencies, in accordance with procedures specified by decree. The national professional councils, the orders of the professions concerned and the National…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-1

…or are applicable to the judicial liquidation proceedings.Where the situation of the debtor who has declared that he is in a state of cessation of payments does not appear to be manifestly unsuitable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

…ral or agriculture-related profession as these professions are defined by articles L722-9 and L722-28 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as insurance of the risks of members of their fami…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-17

…nd subsidiaries of ICADE, with the exception of the residential homes mentioned in 5° of article L. 831-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code. Housing owned by the Société nationale immobilièr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-19

…n the association's website, at least thirty days before the date of the members' meeting called to decide on the project and no later than the day of publication of the notice referred to in article…

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

Article Annexe art. A132-4

…key information document or the specific information document provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated R…

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