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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-4

For the private health care institutions mentioned in d of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code, the contracts set the rates for the services mentioned in 1° of article L. 162-22-1 in compl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Refusal, suspension and withdrawal of modelling agency licences

Article R7123-14

I. - The modelling agency licence is refused or withdrawn by the Prefect referred to in article R. * 7123-9 : 1° When the applicant for the licence or the managers of the agency do not offer or no lon…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-7-1

I.-For the application of article L. 132-22 to the contracts mentioned in articles L. 143-1 and L. 144-2, the following information is provided annually: 1° The exact reference date of the information…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Unless otherwise provided, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the Eu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1531-3

The provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book I of this Part are applicable to the French Southern and Antarctic Territories subject to the following adaptations: 1° In the sixth paragraph of article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII : Taxation of capital gains on the disposal of building land

Article 238 duodecies

…e applicable to contributions and exchanges made after the promulgation of the Land Orientation Law n° 67-1253 of 30 December 1967.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Remuneration

Article D6153-1-8

The bonuses, allowances and reimbursements of expenses mentioned in 2° of Article R. 6153-1-7 are: 1° Where applicable, the allowance provided for in 1° of Article D. 6153-10-1; 2° Where applicable, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5215-1

…se conditions are not required for urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération inter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation of reporting obligations

Article R722-7

For the application of article L. 722-19:1° The list of information that the bearer is required to provide to the administration is that set out in article R. 722-4;2° The list of information that the…

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