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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-6

Ventilation must be permanent and designed so that it can operate in all seasons without causing discomfort. The minimum temperature of the premises must never be lower than 18°C.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who invest in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemption for between two and five years

Article 1383 A

…Companies that benefit from the exemptions provided for in Articles 44 sexies and 44 quindecies, may be temporarily exempted under the conditions set out in Article 1464 C, from the property tax on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the national conference

Article R 1424-62

The National Fire and Rescue Services Conference may only deliberate if at least half of the members mentioned in a, b, c, d and g of article R. 1424-59 are present. If these conditions are not met, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-5

…icles L. 6331-1 and L. 6332-9 of the Labour Code and in II of article 16 of order no. 2005-406 of 2 May 2005 simplifying the legal regime of health establishments. The monitoring of compliance by heal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-18

…of the French Commercial Code by one or more institutions belonging to the Crédit Agricole network may also be affiliated to it, by decision of the central body, under the conditions and with the sam…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-15

…rocessing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, may be exercised with the departments of the Minister for Labour under the conditions provided for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the marketing and use of substances and mixtures classified as hazardous

Article R1342-20

…ny person who sells or distributes free of charge any of the above-mentioned substances or mixtures may require customers to provide proof that they have reached the age of majority.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-29

…ry, including when the financing is provided on a multi-annual basis, the maximum duration of which may not exceed five years. For the task referred to in 1° of article R. 1435-16, the specifications…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-2

…red to the territorial audit chamber by the representative of the State, the period within which it may formulate proposals runs from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be produc…

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