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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-28

The Agency Committee issues opinions or wishes by a majority of the votes cast. If a vote is taken, it shall be by a show of hands, unless a secret ballot is requested. In the event of a tied vote, th…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Registration of immovable property

Article 2521

…d by the will of man; c) Use and habitation; d) Emphyteusis, governed by the provisions of articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-12 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime; e) Surface area; f) Easements; g) P…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2019

…2017 and information on the identity of the beneficial owner(s) of the trust referred to in Article L. 561-2-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code must also, on pain of nullity, give rise to a written…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 207

…ales de transport fluvial ainsi que les coopératives maritimes et leurs unions, visées aux articles L. 931-5 to L. 931-27 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, except for business carried out with n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R6341-24-8

…following are revalued on 1st April each year by application of the coefficient mentioned inarticle L. 161-25 of the Social Security Code : 1° The amounts paid as remuneration for the training periods…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 214

…on does not apply to sociétés d'intérêt collectif agricole where the members referred to in Article L. 522-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, credit institutions and finance companies hold dire…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-26

The offences provided for by articles 222-34 to 222-40 of the Penal Code, as well as the offence of participation in a criminal association provided for by article 450-1 of the same code when its purp…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article R5215-2-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-25

The data collected in the context of article R. 40-24 may only concern the following categories: 1° Persons in respect of whom there is serious or corroborating evidence during a preliminary investiga…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-201

The surgical care activity mentioned in 2° of article R. 6122-25 consists of the diagnostic or therapeutic management of patients requiring or likely to require an invasive or minimally invasive inter…

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