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French General Tax CodeIn force
Simplified system

Article 74 A

…they are exempt from providing the administration with the other documents provided for in Article 38 II of Annex III to this code (1). (1) Provisions applicable as from the taxation of 1984 income.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article L1142-26

…e offence defined in article L. 1142-25 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, the penalty set out in 2° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-7

…inancial instruments shall take the form of a financial guarantee as provided for in Article L. 211-38 or any other form provided for in the operating rules.No creditor of a member of a clearing house…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-6

…he offence defined in article L. 4161-5 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalties set out in 2° to 9° of article 131-39 of the same code…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Additional penalties applicable to legal persons

Article L823-7

…823-3 of this Code shall incur, in addition to the fine in accordance with the terms of article 131-38 of the Criminal Code, the penalties provided for in 1° to 5°, 8° and 9° of article 131-39 of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-37

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 49-38, where a request for information from a competent department of one of the Member States of the European Union or of one of the non-Member States mentione…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-18

…have arisen as soon as the duration of this time off, calculated in accordance with article L. 3121-38, reaches seven hours. The day or half-day during which the rest is taken is deducted from the ent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-14

…period may be placed on compulsory leave in the cases provided for in articles R. 6152-37, R. 6152-38, R. 6152-39 and R. 6152-42. Hospital practitioners appointed for a probationary period may open a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the missions and care activities of certain private healthcare establishments

Article R6161-39

By means of the contract referred to in article R. 6161-38, the healthcare professional undertakes to comply in particular with: 1° The recommendations for good professional practice drawn up by the H…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-9

…d 43 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. The data controller has two months to respond to the request. The right to object provided for in…

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