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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

…eas concerned by Objective 2 provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1260/1999, of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds, excluding municipalities locate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

…to investigate and record infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, of this Title and of those adopted for their application:1° Inspectors from the Agence nationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-180

…n in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle 188.66 € e) Appointment of a proxy (article 21 annex of the code of civil procedure) 26.41 € f) Deposit of power of attorney in the hands of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

…those that would apply to such exposures denominated and funded in their national currency ; (b) In 2018, the standard parameters to be used to calculate the concentration risk sub-module and the marg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…ovisions of the Code are applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-23…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-8

Customs officers, New Caledonian officials responsible for applying the regulations on the fight against doping and the protection of athletes' health, and officers and agents of the criminal investig…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-18

During the financial year, the Director proposes any changes to be made to the budget. These shall give rise to amending budgets. Amending budgets are adopted under the same conditions as the initial…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

Unitary effect may be conferred on a European patent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with un…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Undivided usufruct.

Article 815-18

The provisions of articles 815 to 815-17 are applicable to undivided interests in usufruct insofar as they are compatible with the rules of usufruct. The notifications provided for by articles 815-14,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-19

The negotiations provided for in article L. 2242-17 may also cover the prevention of the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors provided for in article L. 4161-1. An agreement reached on…

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