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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

The list of hospital centres designated as regional hospital centres pursuant to Article L. 6141-2 is as follows:1° Centre hospitalier régional d'Amiens ;2° Angers regional hospital centre ;3° Centre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 septies B

I. - When the redemption premium provided for at the time of issue or at the time of the original acquisition of the right exceeds 10% of the nominal value or acquisition price of that right, or when…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-25

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R92

The costs of criminal, correctional and police justice are:1° The costs of translations and extractions carried out at the request of the judicial authority by the services of the national police or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-1

For the purposes of this sub-section, the following definitions apply: 1° Perforating waste from healthcare activities: any waste from healthcare activities with infectious risks meeting the requireme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 612-40, if any of the persons referred to in I of Article L. 612-2, with the exception of those referred to in 4a, 5° and 11° of A and 4° of B, has breached a E…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 1

Heading 1-General administration 10. Consignment and financial investment of certain funds 101. Consignment Agreement or court decision having the force of res judicata (1) or, where applicable, consi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-36

I-Subject to the provisions mentioned in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 197

I. - As regards the taxpayers referred to in Article 4 B, the following rules shall be applied to calculate income tax:1. The tax is calculated by applying to the fraction of each share of income that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3211-2

The departmental council may delegate some of its powers to the standing committee, with the exception of those referred to in articles L. 3312-1 et L. 1612-12 to L. 1612-15. It may modify the list of…

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