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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-38

Only the members mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 6156-2 take part in the vote. Substitutes only have the right to vote in the absence of the full members they are replacing. The Board of Governor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-31

The recovery or collection service listed under number 128 of table 3-1 gives rise to the collection, of an emolument set as follows:

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 septies

I.-Capital gains realised on exchanges of agricultural land, carried out as part of a rural land development scheme within the meaning of article L. 121-1 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-3

In the event of notorious abuse in the use or non-use of the right of disclosure on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropria…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L3312-3

The appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the departmental council so decides, by article. In both cases, however, the departmental council may specify that certain appropriations are specialise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Suspension or termination of the agreement

Article R5123-36

The agreement may be terminated in the event of the termination of professional or company agreements.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R445-3

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals shall be exercised under the conditions laid down by the laws and regulations applicable locally and in co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55-3

In the event of conviction to a fine, the reduction provided for by Article 707-2 only applies in the event of simultaneous payment, within one month, of the fine, the fixed procedural fee provided fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

1. In companies operating either a newspaper or a monthly or fortnightly magazine devoted for the most part to political information, provisions made from profits made during the financial years 1951…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article R511-3

Any clause contrary to articles…

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