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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-5

…ry is opened and organised by order of the Prefect of the department affected by the proposed changes. When the operation is to take place in the territory of one or more departments or another region…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe II

…ter processing carried out on behalf of the State and intended to inform the public and third parties. The other recipients of the data are the officials authorised to process your application. With t…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe III

…ter processing carried out on behalf of the State and intended to inform the public and third parties. The other recipients of the data are the officials authorised to process your application. With t…

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

Article L4425-22

…air passenger transport provided for in Article L. 422-29 of the code of taxes on goods and services. To this end, the public accountant pays the sums recovered after deduction of the assessment and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 42 octies

…financial years, to the cost price of the properties giving entitlement to the allocation of premiums.In the event of the sale, cessation or transfer of ownership of these properties, the fraction of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12-1

…er an open-ended contract or when its purpose is to carry out urgent work required by safety measures. It is also twenty-four months: 1° When the assignment is carried out abroad; 2° When the contract…

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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 L1126-5

Performance studies relating to dentistry may only be carried out under the direction and supervision of a dental surgeon or a doctor with appropriate experience. Performance studies relating to midwi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exclusion of specialised cinemas

Article D311-6

…ovisual works or documents of a pornographic nature appearing, as such, on the list provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-21

Any European Investigation Order shall be drawn up using a form which has been completed, signed and the content of which is certified as accurate and correct by the issuing judicial authority, which…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-12

Any sentencing decision transmitted pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of recognition and enforcement on French territory or that of another Member State or any request for transit shall be acc…

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