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French General Tax CodeIn force
6° : Tax reduction for school fees for children in secondary or higher education

Article 199 quater F

Taxpayers whose tax residence is in France benefit from a reduction in their income tax when their dependent children are in secondary or higher education during the school year in progress on 31 Dece…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-66

In each establishment, in a place visible to all, emergency advice and the establishment's internal regulations are displayed, together with a plan of the basin(s) and sailing area(s) currently in use…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coverage of skills development initiatives for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article D6332-39

I.-Skills operators may, under the financial section referred to in 2° of article L. 6332-3 , cover the remuneration and statutory and collectively agreed social security contributions of employees of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART SIX

Article Annexe 61-5

…ansfers LONG-TERM CARE UNITS SOCIAL AND MEDICO-SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Mnemonic letters B Long-term care centres and units. E Establishments accommodating dependent elderly people. J Retirement homes. K Hos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-10

The appropriations previously included in the State budget for the construction, equipment and operation of municipal and inter-municipal libraries and the equipment of departmental libraries are the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Id : Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article R321-12

I. - The collective management organisation requested by another organisation to ensure the management of multi-territorial exploitation authorisations in accordance with article L. 325-3 shall give a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R1113-1

Any person admitted to or accommodated in an establishment referred to in article L. 1113-1 is invited, on admission, to deposit the movable items whose nature justifies their detention during their s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Statistical declarations for the compilation of France's balance of payments and international investment position.

Article R152-1

I.- Credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions, investment companies, portfolio management companies, undertakings for collective investment and the in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures in companies with between eleven and fifty employees

Article L2232-23-1

I. - In companies with between eleven and less than fifty employees, where there is no trade union representative in the company or establishment, company or establishment agreements may be negotiated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-1

After the marketing authorisation has been granted, the marketing authorisation holder must immediately forward to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products, indicating the s…

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