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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2-1

Notwithstanding article L. 311-1 of the General Civil Service Code and article L. 6143-7-2 of this Code, hospital civil servants managing the establishments mentioned in article L. 5 of the General Ci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Remuneration of the posthumous representative

Article 775 quinquies

The remuneration of the mandataire à titre posthume, definitively determined within six months of the death, is deductible from the assets of the estate up to a limit of 0.5% of the managed estate ass…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-8 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 752-3)

Article ANNEXE À L'ARTICLE A. 752-3

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE L. 752-23 OF THE CODE DE COMMERCEYou can consult the form at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000039216507

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article R212-7-7

If the applicant has not received the letter provided for in article R. 212-7-5 or article R. 212-7-6 within fifteen days of receipt of the application by the secretariat of the Commission département…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-70

When research involving the human person is conducted in an establishment with an in-house pharmacy, the sponsor must provide the pharmacist in charge of the pharmacy with the following information be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-71

…le, for a placebo, its composition;5° The information that will be given, in application of Article L. 1122-1, to the persons asked to take part in the research and the procedures for obtaining the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Employers employing casual entertainment workers

Article R6331-73

I.-The bodies mentioned in article L. 6131-3 collect the contribution defined in article L. 6331-55, within the limit of the rate mentioned in the second paragraph of the same article, and transfer it…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-7

Without prejudice to the prerogatives of the territorially competent public prosecutors, the public prosecutor of the place where the departure station of a passenger rail transport vehicle is located…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XXI: Communication by electronic means.

Article 748-7

Where a document must be completed before the expiry of a time limit and cannot be sent electronically on the last day of the time limit for reasons beyond the control of the person completing it, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-7

Where criminal proceedings have been instituted, the commission's decision may be taken before a ruling has been made on the public prosecution. The commission may, for the application of the last par…

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