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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-14

…r concerned or, failing this, the President of the National Council, will send all voters a list of candidates, printed in alphabetical order on white paper, indicating their addresses, dates of birth…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-14

…s may establish the existence, nature, origin and scope of his rights;2° The references of the application for registration against which the opposition is lodged, together with an indication of the g…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Annual tax

Article 1478 bis

…tablishment is exempt from business property tax for a period of three years from, depending on the case, the year following that of the creation or the second year following that during which the ext…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Applicable regime and classification of sources

Article R1333-14

I.-Ionising radiation sources and batches of radioactive sources are classified in category A, B, C or D as defined in Annexes 13-7 and 13-8.The person responsible for a nuclear activity shall inform…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis GC

The contributions payable by companies operating one or more pharmaceutical specialities are excluded from deductible expenses for the basis of assessment of income tax or corporation tax in accordanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-15

Research involving the human person carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation may only be performed if the conditions for access to and performance of medically assisted procreation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to civil parties

Article D594-15

The translation must take place within a reasonable time that allows the rights of the civil party to be exercised and takes account of the number and complexity of the documents to be translated, and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-15

The doctor or midwife will give the woman a written document indicating the precise address and telephone number of the relevant department of the health establishment that has signed the agreement. T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-15

The inter-company occupational health and prevention service is set up as a non-profit organisation, with legal personality and financial autonomy. Where it includes an occupational social service, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L785-14

…eft-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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