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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-141

Within the meaning of article L. 5141-2, the veterinarian may only prescribe an auto-vaccine for veterinary use under the conditions of 4° of article L. 5143-4, prepared from a pathogen which he himse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-1-1

Each year, the municipalities draw up a statement showing all the allowances of any kind, denominated in euros, received by the elected representatives sitting on the municipal council, in respect of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1-1

As from the transfer of the national road network to an overseas region, the president of the regional council manages the transferred domain. In this capacity, he shall exercise the police powers rel…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-3

I.-For the contracts referred to in article L. 113-12-2, the insurer must inform the policyholder each year, on paper or on any other durable medium, of the right of cancellation provided for in the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-15

The declaration provided for in Article R. 1342-13 includes the following information:1° The existing name or names of the mixture in question ;2° The qualitative and quantitative composition of the m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Community liabilities

Article 1418

Where a debt has entered the community on the part of only one of the spouses, it may not be pursued against the other's own property. If there is joint and several liability, the debt is deemed to ha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1416

Where no special rolls are drawn up (1), the taxpayers omitted or insufficiently taxed on the initial roll are entered on a supplementary roll which may be levied no later than 31 December of the year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Economic solidarity groups.

Article L5132-15-2

In order to promote coordination, complementarity and the economic development of the territory and to guarantee the continuity of pathways to integration, a legal entity governed by private law may c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVII: Tax credit for credit institutions and finance companies that grant zero-rate loans for first-time home ownership

Article 244 quater V

I. - The credit institutions and finance companies referred to in article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code passible for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax, having their regist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-15

At the hearing, the judge hears the applicant and the persons summoned pursuant to article R. 3211-13 or their representative, as well as the public prosecutor when he is the principal party. The pers…

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