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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territories and territorial health councils

Article L1434-11

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat determines : 1° The conditions under which the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies determine the territories and zones provided for in Article L. 1434-9; 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article R711-1

The rules relating to the effects of a referral to the over-indebtedness commission on requests for an ex gratia remission or a waiver of payment that may be granted by the tax collection authorities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Labour inspection in defence establishments

Article R8111-12

For establishments placed under the authority of the Minister of Defence and to which access is regulated and permanently supervised, labour inspection missions, in accordance with article L. 8112-1,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-100

The authorisation holder may not carry out any of the following practices:1° Functional cerebral neurosurgery ;2° Intracranial and extracranial radiosurgery under stereotactic conditions;3° Paediatric…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1765

If one of the conditions laid down for the application, as the case may be, of articles L. 221-30, L. 221-31 and L. 221-32 or articles L. 221-32-1, L. 221-32-2 and L. 221-32-3 of the Monetary and Fina…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article R210-1

The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-42 and R. 142-51 to R. 142-58 shall apply to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by this book.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Illegal provision of labour.

Article L8271-16

As part of their task of combating the illegal loan of labour, the officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1 may ask to see estimates, order forms or work orders, invoices and contracts or commercial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-88

…for the integration of disabled workers defined in article L. 5211-5.The managing legal entity is :1° Either an establishment or service mentioned in 5° or 7° of article L. 312-1 of the code de l'act…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contrat jeune en entreprise.

Article D5522-2

The application for aid includes: 1° The employer's undertaking to comply with the general conditions for granting aid; 2° Documents enabling compliance with the conditions set out in article L. 5522-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-19

Any sum paid by the association mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code in application of Articles L. 143-11-1 to L. 143-11-3 of the same code gives rise to a declaration to the tax author…

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