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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-20

The annual contribution, before the deductions provided for in Articles L. 5212-10-1, L. 5212-11 and the third paragraph of Article L. 5212-9, is equal to the product of : 1° the number of disabled wo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-20

I.-In their wording resulting from Act No. 2018-1021 of 23 November 2018 on the evolution of housing, development and digital, the articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-5 and article L. 511-6, with the exceptio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-20

…of 27 April 2016, by contacting the Secretary General of the Commission. III - Pursuant to Article 23(1)(e) and (i) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, the right to erasure of data, the rig…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

…Where the acquisition relates to land located in a mountain massif as defined in article 5 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas, it is calc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

…pired).(1) Annex III, art. 10 H bis and 46 quater-0 R.(2) See Annex II, art. 165.(3) Annex IV, art. 23 J and 23 K.(4) Annex II, art. 168.(5) Annex II, art. 166,167 and 169.

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

Article 222-23

In the case mentioned in 1° of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-23

I. - For the application of 1° of article R. 5141-18 , when reference is made to published scientific literature, the experts shall justify the use of this bibliographical documentation and demonstrat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-20

…38 of the Environment Code;2° To agents reporting to the Minister for Sport mentioned in article L. 232-11 du code du sport ;3° To the European Commission or to the authorities of the other Member Sta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article D1221-20

Blood depot authorisations are granted under one of the following categories:1° Dispensing depot: a depot which stores labile blood products distributed by the referring blood establishment and dispen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-23

Interns are affiliated to the general social security scheme. Pursuant toarticle 1 of decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970 creating a supplementary social security pension scheme for non-tenured Sta…

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