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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Temporary secondment to a post of university hospital practitioner.

Article R6152-60

…ointed as university hospital practitioners, pursuant to article 82 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff at university hospitals, are simultaneously appo…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-4

Table 1: NUMBER OF CONTRACTS having given rise to investigation/search by the insurance company NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS centenarians not deceased, including those for whom there is a presumption of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Holiday villages

Article L325-1

The State determines the procedures for classifying holiday villages, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree. The establishment is classified by the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Tax revenue and fees

Article L3662-1

The resources of Metropolitan Lyon include:1° The resources mentioned in the chapitre III du titre III du livre III de la deuxième partie, dès lors qu'elles peuvent être instituées au profit des établ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Land publicity. Reform. Transitional provisions

Article 1132

…asury, for those deeds that have been authenticated, private sub-seed deeds that have acquired date certain, court decisions that have become final, transfers by death carried out, before 1 January 19…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-29

Only PPE-SL may be imported, manufactured with a view to being placed on the Community market, held with a view to being sold or distributed free of charge, offered for sale, sold or distributed free…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2391-18

When the decision to authorise the insertion of a deferred payment clause in a contract has been taken in application of article L. 2391-5, the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter as well a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-7

…>article L. 412-5 in Wallis and Futuna, the word "départemental" and the words "la loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en œuvre du droit au logement" are replaced respectively b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

…fits referred to in Article 204 F.Where the debtor of the withholding tax is not established in France, he is required to have a representative established in France accredited with the tax authoritie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 462

Judgment is given either at the same hearing at which the debates took place, or at a later date. In the latter case, the chairman informs the parties present of the day on which the judgment will be…

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