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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-8

…jury for the aptitude test is the jury provided for inarticle 16 of the modified order of 26 April 2013 relating to the specific training for the state diploma of national Nordic cross-country ski in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies C

…sible for inter-municipal cooperation, in accordance with the conditions set out in I of Article 1639 A bis, the property tax base for shops and boutiques within the meaning of Article 1498, whose mai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-71

…d on the project in application of article L. 1123-6, if the investigator does not already have one;9° Where applicable, the investigator's brochure referred to in article R. 1123-20, together with th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-4

…n the timeframes it determines, the information referred to in Part Eight of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and to use, for publications othe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

…2 and L. 3211-12-1 ; 8° The lifting of psychiatric care measures other than those mentioned in 7° ; 9° Deaths. This register is submitted to the persons who, in application of articles L. 3222-4 and L…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-24

In cases where the law does not provide for exemption, the applicant referred to in article R. 431-12 pays the special tax relating to the issue of the residence permit.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…1 and L. 3215-2 shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-998 of 30 July 2021 on the prevention of acts of terrorism and intelligence, subject to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-3

…from the protection provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and Articles 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article D2135-31

…ion to the audience obtained by each of them in the elections provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-9; 2° A share of the appropriations, which may not be less than 7.9 million euros or more than a qua…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-16

…tional health and prevention service, notwithstanding the provisions of articles D. 4622-5, D. 4622-9 and D. 4622-12. The creation of this service is authorised by the regional director of companies,…

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