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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 293 A bis

Non-taxable legal entities that have paid value added tax on the importation of a good may obtain a refund of the tax if they dispatch or transport that good to another Member State of the European Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4111-20

I. - The following are laid down by order of the Minister for Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation ;2° The procedures for organising and asse…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article L214-20

I. - Subject to the conditions and limits laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the assets of a UCITS include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of Article L. 211-1, ref…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article R511-20

In the cases provided for in Article L. 511-78 where it is envisaged to increase the amount of the variable part of the total remuneration of the persons mentioned in Article L. 511-71 to an amount hi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-20

For its application in Mayotte, article D. 1432-50 reads as follows: The agenda for meetings is set by the Chair of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy. He may not refuse to include questio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Agricultural credit

Article L512-20

The agricultural credit unions governed by this section are the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel and the organe central du crédit agricole. The caisses de crédit agricole mutuel comprise : 1. Les cai…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Artistic profession

Article L421-20

A foreign national who works as a performer, as defined in article L. 212-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code, or who is the author of a literary or artistic work as defined in article L. 112-2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Lawyers' fees

Article A444-200

The acts and formalities carried out in relation to incidents (number 48 of table 6) give rise to the following fees:1° If the incident is in the nature of a principal claim, the lawyer shall receive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article R7345-20

The mediation provided for in Article L. 7345-7 concerning disputes relating to the implementation of a collective agreement in the sector arising between a platform mentioned in Article L. 7343-1 and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV A: Certain regulated tariffs

Article A444-203

The national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, with the exception of the Conseil national des barreaux, shall transmit by 30 June each year at the latest, either by secure electronic co…

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