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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article R6112-6

I.- When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency observes a breach of the public hospital service obligations referred to in Article L. 6112-2, he informs the legal representative of the he…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

An organisation mentioned in 1° of Article L. 135-1 may not apply Article L. 135-2 only after having: 1° Carried out diligent, proven and serious searches for rightholders, pursuant to the first parag…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-6

A person placed in customs detention is immediately informed by a customs officer, under the conditions set out in article 63-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: 1° Of his or her detention, as well a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-3

The Agency is administered by a Board of Directors and managed by a Chief Executive Officer.In addition to its Chairman, the Board of Directors of the Agency is made up of:1° A majority of representat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-3

In addition to the information mentioned in article A. 331-2, any declaration file for a sporting event with classification or timekeeping must also include the following information: 1° The event reg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 764-3

Alternative sanctions and probation measures the monitoring of which may be transferred to the executing State are those which impose one or more of the following obligations or injunctions: 1° An obl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Facilities and services managed by the network's establishments under public service delegations.

Article R712-36

1° Establishments in the network may not use the proceeds of taxes of any kind allocated to them or resources from their other activities to ensure the balance of a public service delegation agreement…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Rent subject to value added tax

Article 33 quater

For the purposes of determining the taxable property income of persons liable for value added tax on the rental of their buildings, gross receipts and deductible expenditure relating to the buildings…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article L121-3

The Board of Directors of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration deliberates on the annual activity report presented by the Director General, which includes quantitative and qualitat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-3

For the application of this book in French Guyana in article

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