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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-24

…ngly. The new seat or seats are allocated in accordance with the conditions set out in article D. 6431-23 and the new members of the committee are appointed in accordance with the provisions of the fi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-31-1

The sentence enforcement judge may, by decision taken in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-8, suspend the execution of mobile electronic surveillance placement for medical reasons, in part…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-31-2

…les L. 212-6 and R. 212-10 of the Mutual Code, L. 344-1 and R. 344-1 of the Insurance Code, and L. 931-32 and R. 931-11-9 of the Social Security Code;12° The list of contracts to be transferred, with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-24

I.-The approval provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 212-23 is issued by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée on the basis of the compliance of programming commitment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-31

…manifestly inadequate with regard to the heads of loss specified in the opinion of the College, he may submit a request to the Office for the purpose of obtaining compensation from it, under the term…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-24

…ing contract giving them a share of the box office receipts and to the authors listed inarticle L. 113-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code and, where applicable, to publishers who are transfere…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter

1. Persons who ensure the payment of income from transferable capital referred to in articles 108 to 125 as well as income from capitalisation bonds or contracts and investments of the same nature are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31-0 bis

When a listed or registered historic monument, whether built or unbuilt, is the subject of a long lease for a period of at least eighteen years, the lessee is taxed as the owner on the income received…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-24

No person may hold the position of de jure or de facto director or manager of an agency, company, association or establishment benefiting from or applying for the authorisation provided for in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training

Article R4623-31-1

…ded for in Article L. 4623-10 is acquired by proving : 1° A training course comprising a minimum of 240 hours of theoretical instruction ; 2° 105 hours of professional practice in occupational health.…

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