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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Territorial psychiatric communities

Article D6136-6

Subject to the agreement of its members, the representative of the territorial psychiatric community may be appointed as a member of the college of professionals and health service providers of the te…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-57

The operating grant referred to in a of 2° of Article R. 6145-56 is calculated as the difference between all the operating expenses shown in the provisional income statement and all the operating reve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART FIVE

Article Annexe 51-1

LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES CLASSIFIED IN FOUR GROUPS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE R. 5132-40 Group 1Acetazolamide.Etacrynic acid.Tienilic acid.Altizide.Ambuside.Amiloride.Bendroflumethiazide.Benzthiazide.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-1

Research organised and carried out on human beings with a view to developing biological or medical knowledge is authorised under the conditions set out in this Book and is hereinafter referred to as "…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater C

1. Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from an income tax credit in respect of expenditure actually incurred, between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025, for t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148

…taining a statement of the legal and factual considerations that form the basis of this decision by reference to the provisions of article 144. However, where an appeal against a previous order refusi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-4

When the athlete has refused to consent to the monitoring operations mentioned in article L. 232-14-1, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the test is carried out…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article D113-7

…so that the insurer can confirm receipt of the notice of cancellation on a durable medium ; 2° Any reference previously communicated to the policyholder to identify him/her and the contract concerned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-10

…he reasons why, as well as the place where this code can be consulted, or, in the absence of such a reference to a code, the reasons why the company has decided not to refer to it as well as, where ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-4

…minimum number of hours provided for in article L. 3122-5 during this period. When, during the same reference period mentioned in 2° of article L. 3122-5, the employee has worked hours between 9 p.m.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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