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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 784 C

In the case of gradual or residual gifts as referred to in articles 1048 to 1061 of the Civil Code, at the time of the transmission, the legatee or donee established first is liable for transfer dutie…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-7

The road transport companies mentioned in article L. 821-6 are those operating international routes from a State that is not a party to the convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 in the form of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval of practitioners

Article R1131-7

…sment criteria defined by the Biomedicine Agency's Orientation Council in application of article L. 1418-4. These criteria relate to the duration and content of the training and experience and, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-7

…perience in analysing accounting and financial information and in managing companies. Authorisation may be withdrawn, using the same procedure as that for granting it, if the conditions set out in art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-7

…enever the operation to be carried out by the external companies, including any subcontractors they may call upon, represents a total number of foreseeable working hours equal to at least 400 hours ov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Training agreement

Article R5123-7

The training agreements shall specify in particular: 1° The purpose, nature and duration of the training provided and the expected number of trainees; 2° The conditions for setting up and running the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Recognition of prescriptions

Article R5211-70

…he products prescribed. This article applies without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 165-38 of the Social Security Code relating to the content of prescriptions to enable the reimbursement o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Honorary office of departmental councillors

Article L3123-30

…ouncillors who have exercised their elective functions for at least eighteen years. Honorary status may only be refused or withdrawn by the State representative if the person concerned has been convic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-30

The departments created within the paid leave funds with a view to allocating the daily bad weather allowance defined in Article L. 5424-12 have separate accounts from those of the other departments o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

The acts of terrorism incriminated by Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code, as well as related offences, shall be prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this Code subject t…

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