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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1799

Shall be punished by the penalties applicable to the principal offender: 1° Any person convicted of having facilitated the fraud or knowingly procured the means to commit it; 2° Any person convicted o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144

The information provided for in 1° of Article 229-2 of the Civil Code takes the form of a form for each of the minor children, which mentions their right to ask to be heard under the conditions of Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology.

Article D6124-149

I.-The medical staff required for interventional neuroradiology procedures include: 1° Doctors with proven experience and training in the practice of interventional neuroradiology procedures, certifie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Members of a regional cross-industry joint committee

Article L243-11-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee referred to in Article L. 23-111-1, of an employee appearing on the electoral propaganda…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-1

…ce for self-employed workers on behalf of this body. Collection of the contributions referred to in 1° to 3° of Article L. 5422-9 and Article L. 5422-11 is carried out on behalf of this body by the un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-1

The reporting of cases of lead poisoning under the conditions set out in article L. 1334-1 is governed by the provisions of articles R. 3113-3 and R. 3113-5. The reporting form conforms to the model d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-178

Any person exercising or wishing to exercise the functions covered by article L. 212-1 must be able to present to the department responsible for examining the declaration file a medical certificate st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Justification for the acquisition and transfer.

Article R5132-19

The managers of the establishments referred to in articles L. 5124-2 and L. 5142-1 and the natural or legal persons authorised to place orders with them must, at all times, provide proof of the acquis…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-11

After consulting the Conseil départemental de l'insertion par l'activité économique and taking into account the quality of the proposed integration project and the existing offer to ensure a balanced…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-11

The following are deemed to be professional clients within the meaning of article L. 533-16, for all investment services and all financial instruments:1. a) The credit institutions referred to in arti…

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