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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-328

…born before 1st July 1951; 2° 65 years and 4 months for those born between 1st July 1951 and 31st December 1951; 3° 65 years and 9 months for those born in 1952; 4° 66 years and 2 months for those bor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation of financial penalties

Article R1435-38

The Minister for Health is the authorising officer responsible for issuing collection orders relating to penalties and periodic penalty payments ordered pursuant to Articles L. 1435-7-1, L. 5472-1 and…

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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 Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is the parent of a French national

Article R423-3

…permit provided for in article L. 423-10 is equivalent to an application for renewal of the residence permit previously acquired when it is submitted by a foreign national who has held for at least t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-3

…le L. 526-7 contains the following information:1° The surname, business name, first names, date, place of birth and domicile of the sole trader;2° The name used to carry out the professional activity…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-3

For the application of this book to French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Article R. 561-11, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in French Polynesia" and the words: "of France" by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal support measures

Article 495-3

Subject to the provisions of article 495-7, a judicial support measure does not entail any incapacity.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31 bis

The member of a société civile de placement immobilier, governed by articles L. 214-114 et seq. of the French Monetary and Financial Code, whose share of income is, pursuant to Article 8, subject in i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Maintenance file

Article R4211-3

…sion of the premises, and no later than one month thereafter, the project owner draws up a maintenance file for the workplaces and sends it to the users. This file includes, in addition to the notices…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-32

…culate provisions 3° Presentation of the methods used for depreciation; 4° Presentation of the balance of financial operations; 5° Presentation of the statement of charges transferred to investment; >…

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