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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public and civil proceedings

Article 808

The second paragraph of article 2-8 is worded as follows:"Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years at the date of the events and whose purpose, by virtue of its articles o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support centres for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-83

…sociated infections is responsible for implementing the health policy guidelines defined in article L. 1411-1 , with a view to preventing healthcare-associated infections:1° Expertise and support for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support centres for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-84

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall designate a health establishment in which the support centre for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections is to be located, for a ren…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support centres for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-85

…Health Agency and the head of the centre, based on the health policy guidelines defined in article L. 1411-1. The head of the centre submits an annual activity report to the Director General of the R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Stock options.

Article R212-8

The rules governing stock options are set out in Articles R. 225-137 to R. 225-145 of the French Commercial Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…a and c (Repealed); b (Transferred under b of Article 80 ter); 2° Family benefits listed by Article L. 511-1 of the Social Security Code, the single wage allowance, the stay-at-home mother's allowance…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 823-1

The provisions of article 706-71 are applicable to the adversarial hearing prior to the remand in custody of a free person, held by the liberty and custody judge of the Nouméa court of first instance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 83

…Old-age insurance contributions paid in exercise of the redemption options provided for in articles L. 351-14-1 of the Social Security Code, L. 9 bis of the code des pensions civiles et militaires de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 85

…of a felony or an offence under the law of 29 July 1881 on freedom of the press or by the articles L. 86, L. 87, L. 91 to L. 100, L. 102 to L. 104, L. 106 to L. 108 and L. 113 of the Electoral Code.B…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80

…fession by homeworkers who do not have any assistance other than that provided for in 2° of article L. 7412-1 of the French Labour Codeand otherwise meeting the definition given by articles L. 7412-1,…

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