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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-6

…e ordre, a pharmacist must :1° Be an elector for the department, region or professional category concerned, as the case may be. However, in accordance with article L. 4232-13, pharmacists practising i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Billing for services

Article D7233-1

When they provide personal services to natural persons, legal persons and sole traders produce an invoice showing : 1° The name and address of the legal entity or sole trader ; 2° The number and date…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5213-2

Advertising of a medical device to healthcare professionals is tailored to the target audience. It specifies the date on which it was drawn up or the date of the last modification and includes at leas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-4

The certificate is accompanied by a file containing the following information: 1° The results of the quality controls mentioned in articles L. 6221-9 and L. 6221-10, carried out during the previous fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-18

…peting lists, the Minister responsible for health will inform the delegates of each of the lists concerned within three days of the deadline for submitting the lists of candidates. The latter then hav…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-4

…costs referred to in article L. 1614-1 are compensated by the transfer of State taxes, by the resources of the Fonds de compensation de la fiscalité transférée and, for the balance, by the allocation…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-1

When a phonogram has been published for commercial purposes, the performer and the producer may not oppose: 1° To its direct communication in a public place, as long as it is not used in a performance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 B

…5,100 and 30% for the fraction greater than €45,100 and less than or equal to €60,100. These allowances are increased to 100% for the fraction of profit less than or equal to €45,100 and 60% for the f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Payment of council tax, property tax and the public audiovisual contribution due by individuals

Article 1681 ter

…de after 30 June and is taken into account in the month following that in which it is made.The balance of the tax is deducted in November up to the amount mentioned in the first paragraph of this 2. A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-36

…onomic, social, environmental, sporting and tourist fields or promoting the development or maintenance of public services in rural areas. The grant must not have the effect of having all or part of th…

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