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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Structures

Article L2412-2

…astructure works intended for an industrial activity whose design is determined by the operating process; 2° Infrastructure works carried out as part of a concerted development zone defined in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-201

…ment of patients requiring or likely to require an invasive or minimally invasive interventional procedure carried out in an interventional sector, regardless of the approach and the implementation of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Assessment of the tax

Article 270

I. - Value added tax is assessed on the basis of returns filed by taxable persons in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 287.It applies to taxable sums and all items used to calculate th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-2

…2 July 1999 relating to the strengthening and simplification of intercommunal cooperation" are replaced by the words: "the date of creation of the agglomeration community".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-246

…erson at the time of registration: 1° For retailers: a) In the case of a natural person, the existence of a judicial authorisation to operate as a trader under Article L. 121-2; b) In the case of a le…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-20

The provisions of articles L. 7124-13 to L. 7124-15 also apply to minors engaged in artistic or literary activities other than those mentioned in article L. 7124-12.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Aid schemes set up by administrative agreements

Article 711-2

Financial aid is awarded within the framework defined by the agreement relating to the bilateral fund for co-development and co-production of Franco-Italian works, signed in Paris on 12 July 2019.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 290

…o the provisions of 4 and 5 below, and unless special provisions are made to the contrary, goods placed in free zones may, on leaving the free zone, be put to the same uses as if they had been importe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2423

…ut by the department responsible for land registration on the filing of two forms dated, signed and certified as true by the signatory of the certificate of identity provided for in articles 5 and 6 o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-2

…ctions provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and in Articles 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life.

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