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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 A

…to the approval provided for in this article are exempt from business property tax. This exemption may not have the effect of deferring the application of the ordinary law taxation system for more th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L744-11

…column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 221-1 and L. 221-2 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 221-3, with the exception of the last paragraph, and L. 221-4 Law n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D3311-9

…from the report presented to the territorial social committee as provided for in article 51 of law no. 2012-347 of 12 March 2012, relating to recruitment, training, working hours, professional promot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D4311-7

…from the report presented to the territorial social committee as provided for in article 51 of law no. 2012-347 of 12 March 2012, relating to recruitment, training, working hours, professional promot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-110-3

…from the report presented to the territorial social committee as provided for in article 51 of law no. 2012-347 of 12 March 2012, relating to recruitment, training, working hours, professional promot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-100-3

…from the report presented to the territorial social committee as provided for in article 51 of law no. 2012-347 of 12 March 2012, relating to recruitment, training, working hours, professional promot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-3

…d down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code, to keep secret any information which may come to their knowledge by virtue of their duties and which relates to the nature of the researc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-9

…du médicament et des produits de santé after receiving the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine may prepare, store, distribute, transfer, import and export the xenogenic cell therapy preparations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-21

…1° Army hospitals are considered to be health establishments ;2° The Armed Forces Central Pharmacy may be authorised to make the hospital preparations mentioned in the last three paragraphs of 2° of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-18

For the holding of the adversarial hearing provided for in the second paragraph of Article 723-13, the person's lawyer shall be summoned without delay and by any means.

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