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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-3

I.-Access to personal data in the national health data system may only be authorised for the purposes of processing:1° Contributing to a purpose mentioned in III of Article L. 1461-1 and meeting a pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…article L. 515-36 du code de l'environnement ou mentionnée à l'article L. 211-2 du code minier; 9° Membre d'une commission paritaire d'hygiène, de sécurité et des conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…e same 2.1, received or borne by the grouping the previous year. For groupings applying article L. 5211-41-3, the amounts correspond to the sum of the amounts received or borne by the pre-existing gro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

…he following persons:a) The persons referred to in 1° to 8° and 10° bis to 22° of II of Article L. 621-9, for any breach of their professional obligations as defined by the European regulations, laws,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…he rate applicable to capital gains resulting from transfer transactions carried out from 1 January 2018 is 12.8%. However, where the overall option provided for in 2 is exercised by the taxpayer, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…isation having obtained the most votes in the first round of the elections mentioned in articles L. 2122-1 et L. 2122-4 of the same code in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries, whose r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-11 (art. A212-167)

EXEMPTIONSHolders of the third year certificate (P2 b), provided for in article 1 of the decree of 30 April 1968, are exempt from the tests for the common part of the examination for the first level S…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6

…than the materiality threshold. It is generally determined by applying a percentage to the latter. 21. If the statutory auditor has considered it necessary to set one or more materiality thresholds o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…ervisory Board. Without prejudice to the powers of the management company referred to in article L. 214-24-35 of this Code and those of the liquidator referred to in article L. 214-24-45, the Supervis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-4

…timeframe of article L. 145-9, if he intends to invoke the provisions of articles L. 145-18, L. 145-21, L. 145-23-1 et L. 145-24 in order to build, rebuild or raise the existing building, to reassign…

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