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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-15

If the articles of association are drawn up by private deed, as many originals as are necessary to provide each partner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704…

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

Article R15-33-73

…ion nationale de l'informatique et des libertés when completing the formalities provided for by loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-36

In disciplines for which no federation has been delegated, the technical and safety rules applicable to public combat sport events are set out in Annex III-28.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Martinique Regional Health Agency

Article D1445-2

…ts application in Martinique, article D. 1432-28 is amended as follows: The fifth paragraph is replaced by the following paragraph: "The President of the Executive Council or his representative. "

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms and conditions of access

Article R4451-30

Access to areas defined in accordance with articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 is restricted to workers classified in accordance with article R. 4451-57.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

The concentrations of the chemical agents present in the atmosphere of the workplaces listed in the following table must not exceed, in the workers' breathing zone, the occupational exposure limit val…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-22

…ons of the second paragraph of this article in its wording resulting from Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local authority reform and prior to Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 on finance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-6

…a département is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The fraction of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided for in C of V of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 Decembe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-3

Each département receives a lump-sum allocation.I. - From 2015, each département's lump-sum allocation is equal to the amount received the previous year in respect of this allocation. For each departm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Sharing

Article 746

…are justified, are subject to registration duty or land registration tax of 2.50%. This rate is reduced to 1.80% from 1 January 2021 and to 1.10% from 1 January 2022 for the division of property inter…

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