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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…s working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and article 6 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to cross-border service providers

Article R123-30-6

…he exception of 1° of I, article R. 123-4 with the exception of I, article R. 123-7, article R. 123-10 and articles R. 123-10 to R. 123-14 are applicable.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quater : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the zone known as the "cinquante pas géométriques" in Guadeloupe

Article 1609 C

…he ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finances for 2012, by the board of directors of the public establishment and notified to the tax departments.The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quinquies : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the so-called "fifty-nation zone" in Martinique

Article 1609 D

…eiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012, by the board of directors of the public establishment and notified to the tax departments.The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-74

…pharmacy of a healthcare establishment or by the person in charge as referred to in Article L. 5126-10.It includes the following information1° The name and position of the prescribing doctor and the n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 C

…is distributed as follows: 15% to the Comité national des pêches maritimes et des élevages marins, 10% to the comités régionaux des pêches maritimes et des élevages marins within whose jurisdiction t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-50

…authorisation procedure for making them available on the market pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012.During the transitional period defined by Article 89 of the same Regulation, the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electricity or natural gas supply contracts

Article R242-11

…ns for the supply of electricity or natural gas in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 224-10; 2° Failure to provide this communication with information on the cancellation option provided fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-8

…ectivity of Alsace is subject to the budgetary and accounting framework defined in articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 à L. 5217-12-5. The provisions of Book III of Part Three are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

…hin the meaning of Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or…

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