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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-17

…g social security litigation. Disputes relating to the declaration referred to in Article L. 4163-1 may not be the subject of a dispute separate from that referred to in this Article. Notwithstandinga…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of situations of long-term exposure resulting from a radiological emergency

Article R1333-93

…o protect the population and reduce their exposure as low as reasonably possible. In particular, he may initiate actions to clean up contaminated areas.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-21

…biology laboratories authorised for the activities mentioned in c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-1 may store gametes for donation. If the laboratory, under whose responsibility consent was obtained u…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 D

The capital gains that may arise from a transaction referred to in article 48 of law n° 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production are taxable in the name of the socié…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article D512-6

Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers may be assisted in their inspections by: 1° State civil servants and contractual agents governed by the décret n° 86-83 du 17 janvier 1986 rela…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter V: Overseas departments. Establishment and conservation of the land register

Article 1649 decies

I. - In the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion, a parcel-based land register is established and maintained at the State's expense, to be used as a basis for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19-1

…ated genetic fingerprint database, with the exception of that mentioned in III of article R. 53-10, may be consulted, in particular with a view to being matched, by agents of international judicial po…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-132

Projects that meet the following conditions are eligible for support for the creation of original music:1° They must be intended for cinematographic works that :a) Have been approved for investment;b)…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-51

…envelope in sums of a minimum of €25,000 for the production of each work;2° The production company may request the use of up to 20% of the amount of the financial envelope to finance development expe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-2

Failure to inform the competent administrative authorities of actions taken in application of: 1° the first paragraph of article L. 423-3; 2° Paragraph 3 of Article 19 and paragraph 3 of Article 20 of…

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