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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-1

…21-1 may be carried out on a person without their free and informed consent, obtained in writing, after they have been given the information provided for in Article L. 1122-1. Where it is impossible f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sustainable mobility allowance

Article R3261-13-1

The other shared mobility services mentioned in article L. 3261-3-1 include: 1° The self-service hire or provision of vehicles mentioned in 4.8, 4.9, 6.10, 6.11 and 6.14 of article R. 311-1 of the Hig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application.

Article R5132-1

…or medicinal products mentioned in 1° and 2°, classified as narcotic or psychotropic, are used in veterinary medicine, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des pro…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principle of advance payment

Article R2391-1

…grant an advance payment to the holder of a contract when the initial amount of the contract is greater than 250,000 euros excluding tax and insofar as the performance period is greater than three mon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-1

…ocation of the results;3° The accounting and financial regulations, which are forwarded to the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for the budget;4° The general conditions for the recruit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

…150 U and 150 UB to 150 UD by natural persons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter and in those provided for in article 244 bis A by taxpayers not resident in France for tax purpo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions

Article R2142-1

…indicated by the purchaser in the notice of invitation to tender or in the invitation to confirm interest or, in the absence of such a notice or invitation, in the consultation documents.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-1

…the applicant, who will be required to produce an official document bearing a photograph. The characteristics and references of this document are recorded by the cash desk. If this document cannot be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-4-1

…of Article L. 533-11 if : 1° Prior to the provision of execution services or research services or materials, the investment service provider and the research provider enter into an agreement specifyin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-13

The Departmental Directorate for Employment, Labour and Solidarity sends the structure concerned the list of persons declared eligible for the check and the supporting documents requested using the te…

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