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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 234 nonies

…bution is introduced on income from the rental of premises located in buildings that have been completed for at least fifteen years on 1 January of the tax year, paid by the lessors mentioned in I of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-2

…partment agents, specially designated by order of the ministers responsible for justice and the budget, taken after the assent of a commission whose composition and operation are determined by decree…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

…ing provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Chapter I ;2° The first paragraph of articles L. 2212-2 and L. 2212-3, articles L. 2212-6 and L.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-11

…stitution presents to the Board of Directors an estimate of income and expenditure, which includes :1° An operating section ;2° A limited capital transactions section.When presenting the financial sta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical health centres.

Article D6124-413

Each establishment has at least : 1° A medical office ; 2° An examination room ; 3° A dressing room and minor surgery room; 4° A radiology facility.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and implementation of prenatal diagnosis

Article R2131-2-3

An order of the Minister for Health specifies the conditions under which : 1° For the purposes of assessing the risk referred to in the first paragraph of I of Article R. 2131-1, doctors or midwives c…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-9

…at least one thousand employees as well as the companies mentioned inArticle L. 2331-1 and those meeting the conditions mentioned in Articles L. 2341-1 and L. 2341-2, provided that they employ a tota…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-14

…elements of the army health service may be authorised by the Minister for Defence to participate in:1° the territorial hospital groupings provided for in article L. 6132-1, under the conditions define…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-1-1

I.-The undertakings referred to in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 may not commence their operations until they have obtained an administrative authorisation issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-27-2

The holder of a critical care authorisation has on site :1° A computerised bed management tool that is updated daily and interconnected with the regional regulation tools and the tools for collecting…

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