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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Online sales of corrective lenses and corrective ocular contact lenses

Article R4362-14

…entioned in Article L. 5311-1, giving access to the reporting procedure provided for in Article L. 5212-2 ; 3° The information provided for in Article 19 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004, both for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-1-1

…s authorisation, the judicial police officer or agent or, in the case provided for in 3° of Article 21-3 and under the control of the latter, the investigation assistant, may, by any means, request an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…r the measures designed to ensure that patients are kept informed and that their care is continuous;21° Where applicable, the invoicing and payment arrangements for the medical procedures mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies A

I. - French companies that invest abroad with a view to setting up a sales establishment, a design office or an information office, either directly or through a company in which they hold at least 10%…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-1

…idual basis, the benefits acquired in application of the third paragraph of l'article 111 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-46

…to the data collected. Only data and information, including that covered by the article 6 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, strictement néce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe II

…ata identified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés grants you the ri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe III

…ata identified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés grants you the ri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable companies and local authorities.

Article 206

…ntained in force in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments, unions governed by articles L. 2131-1 to L. 2136-2 of the French Labour Code, public interest foundations, company foundations, end…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 J

I. - The amount of the levy referred to in article 204 A may be adjusted upwards or downwards at the taxpayer's request.However, when a change in the situation mentioned in 1 of article 204 I has occu…

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