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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Information to be provided by the owner

Article 78

…ease is renewed or amended, to submit to the administration, within three months, a declaration indicating the designation of the holding, by reference to the land register, and its total surface area…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-13

…to the nature and extent of the risks involved. These events, when they are likely to have a significant impact on the interests mentioned in Article L. 1333-7, are declared to the representative of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Territorial conferences

Article D1442-13

…ree and the words: no more than three doctors and no more than three representatives of other healthcare professionals are replaced by the words: one doctor and one representative of other healthcare…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13-2

The authorised and sworn fraud prevention officers referred to in Article L. 5312-13-1 have a right of communication which enables them to obtain, without being prevented by professional secrecy, the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R322-132

…Article L. 321-1 and are exempted from observing the management rules which would normally be applicable to them where, before commencing their operations, they have entered into a reinsurance treaty…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 E

…he tax is due, when this work relates to the premises mentioned in II, 1° of III and IV of article 278 sexies, are intended to contribute directly to the saving of energy and fluids and concern:1° Com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-13

…rritorial ecology.The plan organises, on the regional territory, the complementarity of the actions carried out by the region in terms of aid to businesses with the actions carried out by the local au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-7

Plaques bearing, along with the number of the arrondissement, an indication of the name of all roads and squares open to traffic are affixed to buildings, whether built-up or not, located at the corne…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to transfers of portfolios of insurance contracts

Article R311-13

When the resolution college issues a call for tenders under the measures provided for in Article L. 311-31, II of Article L. 311-42 and II of Article L. 311-48 with a view to transferring a portfolio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L753-7

…sted in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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