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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-13

Reducing the risks of exposure to artificial optical radiation is based in particular on : 1° The use of alternative work processes which do not expose workers to artificial optical radiation or which…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382 D

…icle L. 2341-2 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Persons are issued to companies whose capital is wholly owned by public persons.To benefit from this exemption, the titleholder must attac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-13

…e Minister enjoins an investor, pursuant to 1° of I and II of Article L. 151-3-1, to submit an application in order to regularise its situation, the injunction shall specify the documents and informat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-13

…ticles 30, 32 to 34, 36 to 41, 45 and 46 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020 are applicable. For the application of article 32, the reference to article L. 2314-5 of the Labour Code is s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-13

…24-8-3 if it: 1° Provides proof that, by virtue of the mandates entrusted to it, it covers a significant number of rightholders for the type of protected works or objects concerned, enabling it to gra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-13

I. - The players in the healthcare system mentioned in I of article L. 6147-10 may sign the agreement mentioned in I of the same article with the army hospitals and the other elements of the army heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on offers of advantages

Article R1453-13

Persons providing healthcare services within the meaning of Article L. 1453-5 are as follows: 1° Natural or legal persons carrying out an activity covered by a system of authorisation, approval, accre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13

…to the specific type of financial instrument or service, their financial situation, including their capacity to incur losses, and their investment objectives, including their risk tolerance, so as to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-13

…ation from the provisions of article L. 4311-2, operating and instrumental assistants who have been carrying out this professional activity on a voluntary or salaried basis for at least six years prio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-13

If, on the date mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1213-7, a single list of candidates is submitted for one of the ballots mentioned in articles R. 1213-2 to R. 1213-5, the central census…

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