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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-2

An order by the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Agence de la biomédecine and the Haute Autorité de santé, defines the rules of good practice applicable to the prescription and perfo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Special provisions relating to general insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L191-2

The risk is deemed to be situated in the said departments:1° If the property is located in these départements, where the insurance relates either to buildings or to buildings and their contents;2° Whe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

I.-If the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ascertains that an insurance or reinsurance intermediary or an insurance intermediary on an ancillary basis carrying on business in France un…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-2

For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, financial institution, branch, banking department and credit instituti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint ventures formed by professionals covered by Titles I, II, IV and VII of this Book.

Article D4381-24

Membership of the joint venture, together with its name, is indicated in the professional documents and correspondence of each partner.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint ventures formed by professionals covered by Titles I, II, IV and VII of this Book.

Article D4381-23

The formation of a joint venture of nurses, masseur-physiotherapists, chiropodists, speech therapists, orthoptists and dieticians referred to in Title II of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relatin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

I.-For the application of this article: 1° Social rental housing means housing to which personalised housing assistance applies in accordance with 3° or 5° of Article L. 831-1 of the Construction and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIII: Tax regime for non-trading companies whose purpose is the construction of buildings with a view to sale

Article 239 ter

I. - The provisions of 2 of article 206 are not applicable to non-trading companies created after the entry into force of law no. 64-1278 of 23 December 1964 and whose purpose is the construction of b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

Plans to create, revise or abolish higher education diplomas registered in the National Register of Professional Qualifications under I of article L. 6113-5 are subject to prior consultation in accord…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-2

The President of the Departmental Council is responsible for organising :1° Prenatal and postnatal consultations and medico-social prevention activities for pregnant women;2° Consultations and medico-…

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