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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General duties

Article R4312-1

The provisions of this chapter constitute the code of ethics for nurses. They apply to all nurses registered on the roll of the Order, to all nurses performing a professional act under the conditions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-36

Aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The amount of aid is set as follows:1° For fiction projects, the amount of aid is set at:a) For series projects : 15,000, including a maximum of €10,000 for autho…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

The following foreign nationals are exempt from signing the Republican Integration Contract provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 413-2: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wordin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

Articles D. 1161-1 to R. 1161-26 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I and subject to the adaptations me…

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In force

Article Annexe 1-3

ANNEX TO ARTICLES R. 123-57 ET 123-581° For Germany:die Aktiengesellschaft;die Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien;die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung;2° For Austria:die Aktiengesellschaft;die Gese…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-259

The following shall also be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the company at the time of its registration: 1° For commercial companies: a) In the case of an establishm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-246

Where applicable, the following shall also be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the natural person at the time of registration: 1° For retailers: a) In the case of a n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater Q

Where the settlor does not carry on an activity covered by Articles 34 or 35, an agricultural activity within the meaning of article 63, a professional activity within the meaning of 1 of article 92 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-92

…n favour of such an installation or extension in application of the articles 22-1 et 22-3 de la loi n° 75-633 du 15 juillet 1975 relative à l'élimination des déchets et à la récupération des matériaux…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17° : Tax credit granted for sums paid for the employment of an employee in the home, to an approved association or to an approved body with the same purpose

Article 199 sexdecies

1. Where they are not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of article 4 B for:a) The employment…

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