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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-15

…acy must practise his profession personally.The implementation of the provisions of article L. 5125-7-1 does not prevent the proprietor from practising his profession personally.In all circumstances,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-15

…ingle body mentioned in article R. 123-1, the declaration of assignment mentioned in article L. 526-7 for entry in the special register held at the registry of the commercial court or the judicial cou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-15

The cinematographic exhibition licence includes:1° The classification measure that accompanies its issue and, where applicable, the warning that accompanies it;2° The reasons for the licence, when it…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-15

Article 815-17 is applicable to joint ownership creditors, as well as to the personal creditors of the joint owners. However, the latter may only bring about partition in cases where their debtor coul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

…date of its entry into the assets of the non-trading company, for residential purposes for at least 75% of its living space. In this respect, buildings or parts of buildings intended for commercial or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 422-15

When it appears that the characteristics of the project presented so require, the reading committee or commission may postpone its opinion and, where appropriate, propose to the President of the Centr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-151

Requests submitted to registrars may relate to: 1° Individual files or a group of files; in the second case, they correspond to the search criteria defined by the order provided for in Article R. 123-…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-15

…ing a crisis as defined in Article R. 2322-3, in accordance with terms and conditions to be agreed; 7° An undertaking to ensure the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the supplies covered by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-15

…seases, occupational diseases, endemic diseases and addictive practices; 6° Education in sexuality; 7° Participation in public health initiatives; 8° Research in the field of nursing care and particip…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-15

In the event of intervention by the policyholders' guarantee fund under the conditions set out in article L. 423-3, companies shall, over the following three years, replenish the sums paid by the fund…

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