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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-69

…The manager responsible for nursing care; 5° The pharmacist in charge mentioned in article D. 6431-58; 6° The agency's biologist; 7° A member proposed by the medical committee from among the agency's…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies E

…the assets mentioned in the first paragraph of this I acquired as new as from 9 May 2019 and until 8 May 2021. II.-The deduction is apportioned over the period from 9 May 2019 to 8 May 2021. II - The…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

…It shall notify this decision to the undertaking mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8. Where, in accordance with Article R. 356-26-1, a subsidiary with its registered office in another…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Share capital.

Article R6223-65

…of shares in a private practice company of medical biologists referred to in II of article L. 6223-8 is notified to the company's legal representative and to each of the medical biologists, natural p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-26

…ventive measures pursuant to this chapter, except in the cases provided for in IV of Article L. 133-8, I of Article L. 133-10 and Article L. 133-21. The charges referred to in the aforementioned artic…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…nd L. 411-14; 7° General conditions for the conclusion and performance of contracts and agreements; 8° Transactions; 9° The creation of subsidiaries, participation in economic interest groupings, publ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Promotion

Article R113-13

…t years' actual service in this category or in a category of the same level and having reached step 8; b) For the higher grade in category 1: eight years' actual service in this category or in a categ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R261-6

…nematographic and audiovisual works; 7° A person qualified in the management of authors' interests; 8° A person qualified in the ownership and management of a catalogue of cinematographic or audiovisu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-14

…regulations, the provisions of articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employer representation at professional branch level

Article L2152-1

…r companies and organisations are up to date with their subscriptions and represent either at least 8% of all companies belonging to professional employers' organisations in the sector that meet the c…

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