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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-2

The contractual termination does not apply: 1° In the event of dismissal or resignation ; 2° Practitioners who have reached the age of entitlement to a retirement pension as set out inarticle L. 161-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…intercommunale à fiscalité propre de plus de 12 000 habitants issu d'une fusion intervenue entre le 1er janvier 2012 et la date de publication de la loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle org…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisions relating to recovery

Article L613-47

…nts set out in I and IV to IX have been met, the valuation for resolution purposes is considered final. III. - In the event that the valuation by an independent expert provided for in I is not possibl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…n into account when calculating depreciation or provisions, or when determining the profit on disposal.5.1° With the exception of sums distributed pursuant to Article L. 214-17-2 of the Monetary and F…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-1

When a phonogram has been published for commercial purposes, the performer and the producer may not oppose: 1° To its direct communication in a public place, as long as it is not used in a performance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article L1311-3

Leases entered into pursuant to article L. 1311-2 satisfy the following specific conditions: 1° The rights resulting from the lease may only be transferred, with the approval of the local authority, t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Form, statements and registration of retail declarations.

Article 95

1. Declarations must be made in writing except where, in application of Community regulations in force, an oral declaration is substituted.1 bis. In the cases for which the list and conditions of appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-15

The issue of bonds by an association entails the application of articles L. 612-1 and L. 612-3 of the French Commercial Code, regardless of the number of its employees, the amount of its turnover or r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-2

…e contact for the policyholder in negotiating the terms and conditions of the contract and its renewal. It may collect all contributions or premiums and pay benefits. The contract sets out the terms a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-59

I.-For persons referred to in Article L. 311-1 who have subsidiaries established abroad and for persons referred to in Article L. 311-1 belonging to a cross-border group in which at least one of the e…

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