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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-16

…armacy assistants in a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may perform professional acts in France on a temporary and occasional basis. Where the practice or t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…ed actual taxation scheme provided for in article 302 septies A or allowed to file their returns by calendar quarter in accordance with the last paragraph of 2 of Article 287 pay this tax by means of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-16

…3° Five representatives of representative employers' organisations.The departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance or his representative may be heard by the specialised pan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sections

Article D6332-16

The skills operator manages, where appropriate, within the framework of a special section set up within it, the contributions made by self-employed workers under the conditions set out in Article L. 6…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-16

…° Teachers and persons employed in private homes ;2° Commercial clerks mentioned in article L. 1226-24;3° Employees whose remuneration is fixed and who are permanently entrusted with the management or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1427

…ed his or her powers over the community property, the other, unless he or she has ratified the act, may apply for its annulment. The action for annulment is open to the spouse for two years from the d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 149

The judge may at any time increase or restrict the scope of the measures prescribed.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 147

A second marriage may not be contracted until the first has been dissolved.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Causes of dissolution and separation as to property.

Article 1446

The creditors of a spouse may not apply on his or her behalf for separation as to property.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-14

Assets and liabilities are valued in accordance with Article L. 351-1. The methods for calculating the best estimate of the prudential technical provisions referred to in Article L. 351-2, on the basi…

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