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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reduction in working hours.

Article R6152-801

Medical, pharmaceutical and odontological staff, governed by the provisions of sections 1 to 6 of this chapter, benefit from an annual reduction in their working time of 20 days.Where the duties are n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 964

They have jurisdiction to rule that the appeal is inadmissible pursuant to Article 963 :the First President;the President of the Chamber to which the case is distributed;the Conseiller de la mise en é…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 991

The respondent to the appeal has a period of two months from notification of the appellant's statement of case or from the expiry of the three-month period provided for in Article 989 to submit a stat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 927

In addition to the information prescribed in Article 57, the joint application shall contain, on pain of inadmissibility: 1° A certified copy of the judgment; 2° Where applicable, an indication of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article 920

For the application of the first paragraph of Article 289-1, if, as a result of absences or striking, there are fewer than fourteen jurors remaining on the list, this number is completed by alternate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Stamp duties proper

Article 900

The dematerialised stamp is valid for a period of twelve months from the date of acquisition, regardless of any change in the applicable tariff.This period is suspended, where applicable, between the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article 912

For the application of article 244, the criminal court is presided over by the president of the tribunal supérieur d'appel. In the event of a vacancy, absence, impediment or legal incompatibility, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to credit institutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions

Article L754-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 A bis

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article D4311-15-2

I.-The protocols referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 4311-1 comply with the recommendations for good practice drawn up or validated by the Haute Autorité de Santé. They detail the activit…

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