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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-24

The declaration of candidacy is sent to the State representative by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The application may also be received by the State representative in return for a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

Where filiation is established under the conditions laid down in article 342-11 by joint acknowledgement, the women named therein choose the surname that will devolve on the child at the latest at the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-23

…benefit pension commitments meeting the characteristics of the schemes mentioned in Article L. 137-11 and the article L. 137-11-2 of the French Social Security Code for the period during which the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-4

…benefit pension commitments meeting the characteristics of the schemes mentioned in Article L. 137-11 and the article L. 137-11-2 of the French Social Security Code for the period during which the co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

…h 2021.The theatrical release period mentioned in the first paragraph is extended until 19 November 2023.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384-0 A

New homes allocated to the principal dwelling and completed before 1 January 2023 are exempt from property tax on built properties for a period of twenty years from the year following that of their co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-10

…ity Advisory Committee and then, in the cases provided for by the order mentioned in article R. 312-11, of the National Sports Venue Safety Committee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operational organisation of fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1424-50

…nly intervene on behalf of a foreign State by decision of the Government pursuant to article L. 742-11 of the Internal Security Code, subject, where applicable, to decentralised cooperation agreements…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-19

In the areas referred to in article L. 3132-24, either a collective agreement at company or establishment level or, failing that, a collective agreement at branch level, or an agreement concluded at t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-95

…of the Board or the agent of the Agency appointed pursuant to the last paragraph of Article R. 232-11 may attend the hearing and present observations. Where appropriate, the member of the Board may b…

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