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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-10

For its application in Mayotte, article L. 1237-5-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1237-5-1-As from the date of publication of Order No. 2017-1491 of 25 October 2017, no collective agreement or arrangemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-1

The pharmacist, private practice company or financial holding company of liberal profession pharmacists applying for registration on the roll of the professional body will send his application by any…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-10

…R. 222-4. A copy of this document is delivered or notified to the thir…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-13

…222-8, the decision to award automatic financial assistance is taken af…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-122

…dispositions de l'article D. 312-1 du code du cinéma et de l'image animée…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-10-1

In the light of the initial findings of the expert referred to in the last paragraph of article R. 232-67-10, the head of the athlete's passport management unit may recommend to the director of the te…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 195

1. By way of derogation from the foregoing provisions, the taxable income of single, divorced or widowed taxpayers who do not have any children in their exclusive, main or deemed equally shared parent…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Relocation of film screenings

Article D212-15

…Article D. 212-14 states: 1° The number of the licence issued to the exhibitor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Preventing the unlawful downloading and making available of works and subject-matter protected by copyright or related rights

Article L336-1

…lty any measures necessary for the protection of that right and in accordance with the state of the art. The measures thus ordered may not have the effect of distorting the essential characteristics o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-17-1

I.-The emergency medical assistance service referred to in article L. 6311-2 may call upon companies holding health transport approval for any request for urgent health transport, requiring a rapid re…

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