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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional activity.

Article R5425-7

…e end of the period of payment of the allowance, the four-year period instituted by article R. 5425-1 is not applied if the beneficiary requests the resumption of payment of the allowance he or she wa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-7

…of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé defined in Article L. 5311-1, the Agency's inspectors have access to the file provided for in Article L. 1121-16.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6124-254

…ure that electroconvulsive therapy procedures are carried out, the authorisation holder guarantees: 1° Patient access to anaesthesia and post-intervention monitoring under the conditions defined in ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1 and 223-9 for the distribution of previously unreleased works other than those mentioned in articles 222-7 and 222-8 and repertory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…tax by operation of law or by option may be leased, within the meaning of the provisions of Article 1709 of the Civil Code, for the benefit of an individual. Share leases may only relate to registered…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

I.-The territorial collectivity of Corsica benefits from the following tax resources:1° The taxes provided for in Article 575 E bis, in I of Article 1586 and in Article 1599 bis of the General Tax Cod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-3

The contract sets out, for the health care organisation or authorisation holder :1° Its strategic orientations, the development of its activities and, where appropriate, any related restructuring, tak…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-157

…icines Agency and the other Member States of the European Union of one of the following situations: 1° It is considering suspending or withdrawing a marketing authorisation; 2° It is considering prohi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Measures prior to placing under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-4

…e president of the investigating chamber may instruct the prison integration and probation service: 1° To ensure the availability of the technical device described in l'article R. 57-11 ou R. 61-22 as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35 A

…mentioned in l'article 239 nonies du présent code au titre de la fraction du résultat mentionné au 1° de l'article L. 214-51 of the Monetary and Financial Code relating to the assets mentioned in 1°…

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