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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1-2

…or carries out preventive, diagnostic and care functions and, where appropriate, medical biology procedures or hospital pharmacy tasks, with the aim of gradually achieving autonomous professional prac…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-3

…L. 611-5 is payable by any company applying for or holding a licence or authorisation provided for in 2° of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Assessment of tax

Article 221

…e creation of a new legal entity, contribution to a company, merger, transfer of the registered office or an establishment to a foreign State other than a Member State of the European Union or a State…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…erred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined either by reference to the annual amount of premiums or contributions, or by reference to the average annual cost of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…ions. Failing the conclusion of a company agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2009-669 du 12 juin 2009 favorisant la diffusion et la protection de la création sur internet, et…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-1

Search of a lawyer's chambers or home may only be carried out by a magistrate and in the presence of the President of the Bar or his delegate, following a written, reasoned decision taken by the liber…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 duodecies

…n b and c of 1 of I of Article 244 quater X. The turnover threshold provided for in the first sentence of the first paragraph of I of the same article does not apply to investments made in the communi…

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

Article 694-31

…on is contrary to the provisions relating to the establishment of criminal liability for press offences in the loi du 29 juillet 1881 sur la liberté de la presseet de la loi n° 82-652 du 29 juillet 19…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-8

The regional chambers of commerce and industry oversee and support the activities of the Ile-de-France territorial and departmental chambers attached to them. They define a regional strategy for the n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies

…lity or the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system in accordance with the conditions set out in I of article 1639 A bis, the basis of assessment for property tax…

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