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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-5

…referring the matter to the mediation commission with a view to requesting rehousing under the enforceable right to housing. If the bailiff fails to refer the matter to the representative of the State…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-5

Propaganda or advertising in favour of an organisation, service, activity, product or article other than tobacco, a tobacco product or an ingredient defined in article L. 3512-2 is considered to be in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1414

…s. - (Repealed).II. - The following are automatically exempted from council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not used as a main residence:1° Managers of young workers' hostels,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: FOREIGN ENFORCEMENT

Article R711-1

…int-Martin bound for any country, other than a Member State of the European Union, the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or the Swiss Confederation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-128

…rticles R. 743-44 and R. 743-125. If, on expiry of this period, no assignment has been made, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 743-126. The dismissed member may al…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-4

…composed of :1° Members of the teaching and hospital staff governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to the teaching and hospital staff of university hospitals, chosen in the field…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-18-1

2° of I of article 6 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-79

…of medical biologist may, under the conditions laid down inarticle 31-1 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, set up a "société de participations financières de profession libérale de biologistes m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Rights management

Article R321-6

I. - The creative support referred to in Article L. 324-17 means assistance given: 1° To the creation of a work, its performance, the first fixation of a work or performance on a phonogram or videogra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: JURISDICTION OF DECONCENTRAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Article R*122-3

…752-3, R. 753-1 and R. 814-4, the jurisdiction of the departmental prefect is exercised by the police prefect;2° The administrative authority mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 341-1 and i…

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