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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R7227-25-3

…request to the manager of the fund for financing and managing the individual right to training of local elected representatives mentioned in Article L. 1621-4, via the dematerialised service mentioned…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article L133-19

The rules relating to the upgrading to a higher demographic category of municipalities classified as tourist resorts within the meaning of sub-section 2 of section 2 of this chapter are set out in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…horised to process personal data from the national health data system pursuant to III of article L. 1461-3 are as follows:1° The Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics, the Direc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-19

Public service obligations are imposed by the Corsican regional authority on certain air or sea routes to ensure the principle of territorial continuity. The purpose of these obligations is, within th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-19

In accordance with II of Article L. 622-21, proceedings for the distribution of the sale price of immovable property and proceedings for the distribution of the sale price of movable property that do…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-22

…ance, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte or Saint-Martin and wishing to carry on business in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the Eur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

…f expenditure on the production, development and digitisation of a phonographic or videographic musical recording (music video or multi-purpose digital music disc) referred to in III, provided that th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-4

If the claims cannot be paid in full or in part from the funds available, the guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 shall pay the funds upon presentation by the foreign liquidator o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L754-12

…apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II and III, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-18

…cutor, order the suspension of the measure. Failing the adversarial debate provided for by Article 712-6 within a period of fifteen days following the sentenced person's incarceration that results fro…

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