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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-37-1

…cle L. 162-16-1 of the Social Security Code, excluding the fixed duty allowance, and to 7°, 7° bis, 13°, 14°, 15° and 16° of the same article; 3° Remuneration and fees, other than those mentioned in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-35

…ull members of the odontology teaching and hospital staff covered either by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to the teaching and hospital staff of hospitals and university centres, or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Health organisation

Article D360

In accordance with the provisions of articles R. 322-5 and D. 215-13 of the French Prison Code, the transfer to a more appropriate prison of remand prisoners who do not benefit, in the prison where th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-3

…ance with the requirements of Directive 2003/94/EC and by an establishment authorised under Article 13-1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001, the batc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

…II and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas" are replaced by the words: "by the internationa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-9

…insurance scheme individually and whose employer does not fall within the scope of article L. 5422-13 ; 4° Where applicable, contributions from employees, with the exception of expatriate employees,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article R612-5

…ommission, decides by written consultation, in application of the third paragraph of Article L. 612-13, the Chairman shall, within a time limit that he shall set, obtain the votes of the members and t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

…The benefit of the tax credit is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…les 1, 2,8 to 11,15,18,28 to 35,38,47 and 48 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 duodecies

…in the first paragraph, this article is applicable to new investments brought into service until 31 December 2021, to renovation and refurbishment work on hotels, tourist residences and classified hol…

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