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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D7231-1

…me beauty treatments for dependent people;7° Preparing meals at home, including time spent shopping;8° Home delivery of meals;9° Collection and home delivery of ironed linen;10° Home shopping delivery…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…matographic works gives rise to cash payments made, under the conditions provided for in articles 238 bis HE to 238 bis HM of the General Tax Code, by the companies for the financing of the cinematogr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73-1

This Title, with the exception of Article 706-88, shall also apply to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following offences:1° Offence of swindling in an organised gang, provide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-20-1

…risation, registration or licensing of the following persons:1° The persons mentioned in 1°, 3° and 8° of A of I of Article L. 612-2 ;2° The persons mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 612-21.Whe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27

…provide: 1° The information mentioned in articles L. 111-1, L. 221-5 and, where applicable, L. 221-8 and L. 221-11 ; 2° The information mentioned in article L. 224-27-1. This information shall be com…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-4

…nicipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned inarticle L. 5211-28 of the General Local Authorities Code may draw up a local sports plan in order to formalise and or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2-1

…ple opinion of a collegiate body competent in medicine, the federations mentioned in article L. 131-8 lay down the following in their federal regulations: 1° The conditions under which a medical certi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-6

…research priorities and the exploitation of its results; 7° The budget and its amending decisions; 8° Tariffs for services offered by the establishment; 9° The financial account, the allocation of pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article L1415-2

…care and evaluation;7° Participation in the development of European and international initiatives;8° Carrying out, at the request of the ministers concerned, any expert appraisal on issues relating…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-7

…the balance resulting from the deduction mentioned in the second paragraph of this b is reduced by 8%;c) sums paid directly or indirectly by electronic communications operators to the taxpayers conce…

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