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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-30

…he classification of carcasses referred to in Article 10" with the exception of paragraphs IV of A, III of B and IV of C of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740 A bis

…pplicable in the event of proceedings brought against the professional on the basis of article 1742.III. - A person fined as provided for in II shall not be allowed to take part in the work of the bod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-9

…onal sector concerned;8° Voluntary service in the fire brigades referred to in Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Book VII of the Internal Security Code and in Law no. 96-370 of 3 May 1996 relati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-19

…s of services of the State which participate in the exercise of the competences mentioned in II and III of Article L. 5217-2 are made available to the metropolitan authority by the agreement provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1418-1-1

…stem cells from France or abroad and making them available to French and foreign transplant teams. III - In application of II, the Agence de la biomédecine sets : 1° Under 1° and 2°, the fee for acce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-3

…ghts provided for in Article R. 1461-9; c) Matching databases with the national health data system. III - The Plateforme des données de santé is responsible for: 1° Enriching the main database with th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-30

…ployer may, under the conditions resulting from the safety study, implement the planned activities. III - For mobile manufacturing units, the competent authority for approval of the safety study is th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies G

…the amount already deducted from income on the date of sale, which is calculated pro rata temporis. III.- The deduction is spread on a straight-line basis over the normal period of use of the asset. I…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

Titles I, II and III of this Book, with the exception of Articles L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-2

…1: 1° The vehicle registration number ; 2° Details of the authorities responsible for the vehicle. III - The information body is required to keep the information mentioned in I and II of this article…

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