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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18

…hysiotherapists registered as salaried employees who meet the conditions set out in article L. 4321-18-1. The number of members of the departmental or interdepartmental council is set by regulation, t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Undivided usufruct.

Article 815-18

The provisions of articles 815 to 815-17 are applicable to undivided interests in usufruct insofar as they are compatible with the rules of usufruct. The notifications provided for by articles 815-14,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

The competence vested in bailiffs to issue the documents provided for in this code may be exercised in the Wallis and Futuna Islands by a representative of the administrative or military authority; th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-18

The pharmacist in charge and the interim pharmacist in charge of the companies or organisations mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 5124-2 provide proof of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Permanent rules

Article 1511

I.-Where the assessment rates referred to in article 1510 have not been set by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, the mayor, duly authorised by the municipal council, is entitle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation of derogations

Article R1453-18

The application for authorisation of an agreement is sent, by tele-procedure, by the person mentioned in article L. 1453-5, to the competent authority mentioned in article R. 1453-15. The competent au…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1504

I. - 1. For the determination of the rental values of the properties and fractions of properties mentioned in I of article 1498, the departmental commission on rental values provided for in article 16…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Rules specific to the 1970-1974 five-yearly review

Article 1515

I. - For the second five-yearly review of undeveloped properties the rental values are obtained by applying adjustment coefficients to the rental value of the properties, as it results from the previo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-18-1

…n. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notification provided for in article R. 512-18, until the application is regularised or the objection is lifted.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1521

I. - The tax applies to all properties subject to property tax on built properties or which are temporarily exempt from such tax, as well as to the housing of civil servants or civilian and military e…

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