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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…second column of the table below and subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter: R. 3511-1Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3511-2Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 D. 3511-3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater A

…ax credit, the equipment mentioned in a must be: 1° Paid for between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2023 as part of work carried out on a completed dwelling; > 2° Integrated into an acquired dwelling;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-12

Where article L. 4741-11 has been applied, no new offence may be recorded for the same reason during the period which may have been granted. In the event of a repeat offence recorded in the official r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-12

…rtain. In the event of non-successive renewals, the conditions of notice defined in article D. 3142-11 apply.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-3

For the application of Article L. 5311-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, paragraphs 1 to 21 are replaced by the following paragraphs 1 to 14:1° Medicinal products, including magistral, hospital…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS.

Article D1874-1

…1617-1 to R. 1617-18, the articles D. 1617-19 to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

…Minister for Defence; 9° The Minister for the Economy and Finance; 10° The Minister for Education; 11° The Minister for Higher Education; 12° The Minister for Industry; 13° The Minister for the Inter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Actions against the Office.

Article R3122-13

…the declaration and, where applicable, of the statement of reasons provided for in article R. 3122-11. Within one month of this notification, the Office will forward the file to the registry of the C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Maximum number of apprentices

Article R6223-6

…ously in a company or establishment is set at two per apprentice master.Pursuant to article L. 6222-11, the apprentice master may also take on an additional apprentice, whose training is extended if h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-1

…s and duration of renewal of the trial period referred to in article L. 1221-21 of the Labour Code; 11° The terms and conditions under which the continuation of employment contracts is organised betwe…

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