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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-7

…ementation does not deprive the beneficiaries of the exceptions referred to in 2° of Article L. 331-28 of their effective exercise. They shall endeavour to define these measures in consultation with a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-13

…ing out this professional activity on a voluntary or salaried basis for at least six years prior to 28 July 1999, and who have passed, before 31 December 2005, knowledge verification tests under condi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5216-4-1

…the community council for the exercise of the mandate of community councillor are at most equal to 28% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. In agglomeration communities with a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46

…e crèches and day nurseries, the maximum size of the reception units referred to in article R. 2324-28 is sixty places.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation.

Article D4626-2

…veral administrations as provided for in the second paragraph of article 11 of decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 as amended relating to occupational health and safety and medical prevention in the civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4323-2

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114, R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to masseur-physiotherapists.For the applica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-47

…ing product and the summary report of the assessment carried out, as referred to in Article R. 5141-28, including the reasons justifying the decision, excluding any information of an industrial or com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…ture capital mutual fund or a professional investment fund, as provided for in IX of article L. 214-28 of the Monetary and Financial Code, from the sale of securities held for at least two years;b) Di…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Payroll tax

Article 1679 A

…d, if necessary, to the nearest euro.A mutual insurer which, between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2018, establishes that it has exceeded the staffing threshold referred to in the first paragraph ret…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-1

…780 million euros respectively. In 2016 and 2017, the fund's resources are set at €1 billion. From 2018, the fund's resources are set at €1 billion.2. The tax resources referred to in 1 correspond, f…

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