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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article R561-36

I. - For the purposes of Article L. 561-24, the TRACFIN department shall notify the person designated under I of Article R. 561-23 in writing, directly and by any means, of its opposition to the execu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article R1434-1

I.-The regional health project referred to in article L. 1434-1 and the constituent elements referred to in article L. 1434-2 are adopted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency after co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-5

I.-The application for approval, accompanied by the information and documents listed in Annex I to Decree No. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016, shall be sent by the head of the laboratory to the public est…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers authorised to carry out operations on or near electrical installations

Article R4544-11

I.-Any worker who carries out live working must hold a specific authorisation issued by the employer after obtaining a document issued by an approved training organisation certifying that he has acqui…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-3

I.-The employee referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 6323-13 benefits from a top-up to his or her personal training account of 3,000 euros. II -A sum equal to the amount of the contributio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-9-1

When a health care institution uses an external service provider mentioned in 4° of the I of article R. 6113-5 to implement the activities mentioned in this chapter, this service provider may not reta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies D

I. - 1. The sum of the income tax reductions mentioned in Articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B and 199 undecies C and the carryovers of these tax reductions, which may be offset for a taxpayer in r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies B

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from an income tax reduction for new productive investments they make in the overseas departments, Saint-Pierre-et-Miqu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation concerning Community designs

Article L522-2

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the seat and jurisdiction of the courts of first instance and of appeal which shall have jurisdiction to hear the actions and claims provided for in Arti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-12

A person who has been banned temporarily or permanently from taking part in a competition or sporting event organised or approved by the leagues, committees or federations of New Caledonia, in applica…

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