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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-5

…toral roll;17° Article R. 60 relating to proof of identity in communes of 3,500 inhabitants or more;18°Articles R. 61 and R. 62 relating to the list of voters and its control;19°Articles R. 72 to R. 8…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-1

…ginal places of operation, with a view to taking the joint decision provided for in Article L. 5125-18. II. - The opening of an annex to a pharmacy located in an airport, as provided for in article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-59

…may order the institution to pay a penalty to the fund referred to in Articles L. 174-2 and L. 174-18 of the Social Security Code, the amount of which may not exceed that set in the second paragraph…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Lending of labour on the basis of Article L. 8241-3

Article R8241-2

…employees, as part of the economic, social and environmental database mentioned in article L. 2312-18. Articles L. 1251-21 to L. 1251-24, 2° and 3° of Article L. 2312-6 and Article L. 5221-4 of this…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XXX : Tax credit for certain investments made and operated in Corsica

Article 244 quater E

I. - 1° Small and medium-sized companies subject to an actual tax regime may benefit from a tax credit in respect of investments, other than replacement investments, financed without public aid for at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-13-1

…provisions relating to the right of access and portability of data provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 15: Electronic communications services contracts

Article D224-58

…n, the probability of failure and call signalling delays, in accordance with Annex X to Directive 2018/1972 of the Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electroni…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist activities in rural areas.

Article L343-1

…by rural development investment companies in rural regeneration zones are set out in article L. 112-18 of the same code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10

…under conditions laid down by decree. The decisions referred to in articles L. 4311-16 and L. 4311-18 are taken by the departmental or interdepartmental council of the body of masseur-physiotherapist…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-2

…23-7, L. 423-11 to L. 423-16, L. 423-22, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-9, L. 424-11, L. 424-13, L. 424-18, L. 424-19, L. 424-21, L. 425-1, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-5, L. 426-6, L. 4…

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