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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-20

Before the end of the information and consultation procedure provided for in article L. 1233-30, if no takeover offer has been received or if the employer has not wished to take up any of the offers,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 202 ter A

The capital gains or losses mentioned in the first paragraph of II of l'article 202 ter, included in the assets of non-trading companies with a strictly real estate object, the units of which are held…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 decies A

Subscriptions paid to authorised associations whose purpose is to carry out preventive work to defend forests against fire on land included in woods classified under article L. 132-1 of the Forestry C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article R123-208-2

Any person subject to registration in the Trade and Companies Register shall make the declaration provided for in Article L. 123-29 with the competent territorial chamber of commerce and industry.Any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-4

The pharmacovigilance carried out on individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products includes monitoring to ensure traceability between the various stages, from the removal of tissues, cells…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-5

The rules of good practice relating to: : 1° Criteria for identifying serious conditions caused by genetic abnormalities; 2° Criteria for identifying serious conditions for which there is a strong pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-4

The doctor consulted by the relative who has received the family medical information letter referred to in the fourth paragraph of article L. 1131-1-2 will approach the prescribing doctor who sent thi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-18 b (art. A322-91)

Conditions for teaching trimix or heliox diving in the natural environmentSPACESMINIMUM DIVER SKILLSSKILLSminimum of the person supervisingthe groupMAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIVERS (not including the person s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

When the implementation of an authorised project does not require planning permission, the authorisation lapses for those halls and spectator places which have not been put into operation within three…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-20-4

The gender equality and anti-discrimination referent carries out the following tasks: 1° Providing information and carrying out awareness-raising initiatives for officers and volunteer firefighters, a…

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