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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 L

…of the tax household no longer has income or profits in one of the categories mentioned in article 204 C in respect of the current year, it may request to no longer pay the portion of the advance pay…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-23

…gulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique provided for in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account of the guidelines it has set, p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-23

The physiotherapy training institutes authorised to provide education leading to the State diploma are responsible for implementing the admission procedures under the supervision of the general direct…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-21

The duration of this leave cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave. It is taken into account when determining seniority benefits. The employee retains the benefit of all the advantages acquired…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-21

…on, consumption, labour and employment, an inter-company occupational health and prevention service may not oppose the membership of a company within its remit. An inter-company occupational health an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Code of ethics

Article R6123-21

…ble to agents assigned to missions relating to the certification provided for in 8° of article L. 6123-5, to the mediation provided for in article R. 6123-14 and to missions relating to the evaluation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 207-1

…amining Magistrate's Chamber, seised pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 175-1, shall decide, within eight days of the transmission of the file, by an order that is not subje…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-20

…minors, authorisation from their legal guardians; - for candidates of French nationality born from 1979 onwards for men and from 1983 onwards for women, a photocopy of the census certificate or the in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-94

…cto investigation or an investigation into one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1, the person whose home is to be searched is in police custody or is being held i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-21

…to comply with: 1° The provisions relating to the prevention of explosions set out in articles R. 4227-42 et seq.; 2° The provisions of article R. 4215-12; 3° Les dispositions spécifiques de l'arrêté…

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