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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

The list of hospital centres designated as regional hospital centres pursuant to Article L. 6141-2 is as follows:1° Centre hospitalier régional d'Amiens ;2° Angers regional hospital centre ;3° Centre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

…proportional to the surface area of each exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. The tax shall be paid by the holder of the exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gase…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° : Acts, archives, registers and documents destroyed as a result of war, disaster or any other event

Article 1122

…rocedural formalities having this reconstitution as their object, are, subject to the provisions of 3° of Article 679, exempt from registration duties and, dispensed, where applicable, from the formal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-23

The capital of the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel may not be formed by share subscriptions. It must be formed by member-policyholders by means of shares. These shares are in registered form. They a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-233

The public administrations defined in 1° of article L. 100-3 of the code of relations between the public and the administration are required to use the directory identity number exclusively in all cor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-234

In accordance with article R. 123-220 any legal unit, institution or service shall mention in its correspondence with the administrations or bodies defined in 1° of article L. 100-3 of the code of rel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232

The identification numbers in the register are communicated to registered legal units and their establishments by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. In addition, when the iden…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-231

No legal effect attaches to the identification or non-identification of a legal unit registered in the register. It remains subject to any legislative, regulatory or contractual obligation relating to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-23

…ion provided by the bank and payment services intermediary pursuant to this section shall be communicated clearly and accurately. The information shall be provided on a durable medium available and ea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-23

…A representative of the Minister for Health, who is the chairman ; 2° Three representatives of each candidate trade union organisation or their alternates. The list of full and alternate members is pu…

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