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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-21

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1126-20 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article L2251-3

…ity may entrust responsibility for creating or managing it to an association governed by the loi du 1er juillet 1901 relative au contrat d'association or to any other person; it may also grant aid, su…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-10

…deceased; this order, made after obtaining the opinion of the authorities referred to in l'article 1er de l'ordonnance n° 45-2717 du 2 novembre 1945, may only intervene in cases where the mention "di…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis B

…e et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versées pour l'acquisition des biens non visés à l'article 1er, premier alinéa, de ladite loi mais se rattachant directement à l'exploitation de l'entreprise d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D2224-34

…'énergie titulaires d'un contrat de concession communiquer à l'autorité concédante, au plus tard le 1er juin de chaque année, un compte rendu annuel d'activité retraçant les conditions d'exécution de…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-5

…a certificate of registration in the annexed civil register referred to in article 4-1 du décret du 1er juin 1965 précité. If the marriage contract has been received by a French diplomatic or consular…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

I.-Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall transmit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution the solvency and financial position report, the regular report to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…2° (repealed as from the date of entry into force of the loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996, articles 1er, 11 et 12 30°); 3° Negotiable bond securities not listed on the stock exchange that départements…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-4

For the application in Mayotte of articles L. 3141-13 and L. 3141-23, the words: "from 1st May to 31st October" are replaced by the words: "from 1st July to 31st December".

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-59

The craft businesses referred to in the seventh paragraph of article L. 431-14 are defined in the first paragraph of article 1 of decree no. 62-235 of 1 March 1962 amended by article 1 of decree no. 7…

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