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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds and formalities relating to partition and sale by voluntary auction

Article A444-194

I. - Acts carried out in the context of a contested application for the partition of movable or immovable property, including in the case of a licitation by voluntary auction (number 37 of table 6), g…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-26

A natural person is deemed to be competent to act as coordinator during the construction phase if he can provide evidence of :1° Professional experience in works supervision, scheduling, management an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-25

A natural person is deemed to be competent to perform the role of coordinator during the design, study and project development phase of the work if he can provide evidence of :1° Professional experien…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for implementing a national protocol

Article D4011-4

The employment or practice structures declare the implementation of an authorised national protocol to the regional health agency via a dedicated online application on the website of the Ministry of H…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4332-1

Persons fulfilling the conditions defined in articles L. 4332-2, L. 4332-4 and L. 4332-5 are authorised to perform, on medical prescription and after a neuropsychological examination of the patient by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article D4421-1

…Order or, failing that, to the senior administrator". 3° In the first paragraph of article D. 4113-117, the words: "by the departmental councils" are replaced by the words: "by the territorial council…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 41

…ndecies and realised by an individual on the occasion of the free transfer of a sole proprietorship may benefit from the following provisions:a. The taxation of capital gains relating to fixed asset i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 ter

…se of the same 1, is not genuine having regard to all the relevant facts and circumstances.A scheme may comprise several stages or parts.For the purposes of this 3, a scheme or series of schemes shall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-2

…y the article 92 of law no. 2013-1278 of 29 December 2013 of finance for 2014, this local authority may deduct from this outstanding debt the amount of the claim still to be received from the support…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-49

I. - Where the applicant does not meet the requirements referred to in article L. 2223-48, he must justify: 1° If the application for recognition relates to the activity of thanatopraxy: a) A diploma,…

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