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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119-1

The bodies referred to in article L. 771-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code are exempt from the formalities provided for in articles R. 322-51 and R. 322-52. Their incorporation takes effect as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-112-3

…regulations on poisonous substances and containing substances mentioned in 7°, 8° or 9° of article L. 5132-2 are used in veterinary medicine in compliance with good practices defined by order of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-3

…ce company and provident institution, under French or foreign law, or a body referred to in article L. 214-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, is subject to compliance, by the French company taking…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…n contrary to honour or probity. When carrying out his professional activity as defined in articles L. 820-1-1 and R. 820-1-1 of the French Commercial Code, it also complies with the additional provis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R1435-9-11

…itioner's request, in the event of a legislative, regulatory or contractual amendment under article L. 162-5 of the Social Security Code resulting in a substantial change to the terms of the contract.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-117-1

…oduct containing one or more of the critically important antibiotic substances mentioned in article L. 5144-1-1 is reserved for metaphylactic and curative treatments. Veterinarians will only prescribe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-110-3

I. - Pursuant to article L. 71-110-3, the president of the assembly of French Guiana shall present to the assembly of French Guiana an annual report on the situation with regard to equality between wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-117-2

…ary medicine containing one or more critically important antibiotic substances mentioned in article L. 5144-1-1 is subject to : 1° The prior performance of a clinical examination carried out by the pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis A

1. Is deemed to constitute distributed income subject to the withholding tax provided for in Article 2 of 119 bis any payment, up to the amount corresponding to the distribution of proceeds from units…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-11

When deciding how parental authority is to be exercised, the judge shall in particular take into consideration: 1° The practice previously followed by the parents or any agreements they may have previ…

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