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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-81

…e union organisation concerned; in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 6147-19, a new substitute is elected in accordance with the procedures provided for in that paragraph.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-32

The period provided for in the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies for the transfer of the shares of a deceased partner…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to materials and equipment

Article A322-47

…of class III and above, a protective helmet to ensure safety. Compliance with standard NF EN 1385: 2012 is presumed to satisfy this requirement; 4° Protective clothing suited to current conditions. F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-4

…010 and the European Stability Mechanism established by the Treaty signed in Brussels on 2 February 2012 and any other mechanism established with a view to safeguarding the financial stability of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° bis : Inheritance tax. Exemption for property and property rights located in Corsica

Article 1135 bis

…en the date of publication of loi n° 2002-92 du 22 janvier 2002 relative à la Corse and 31 December 2012, immovable property and immovable property rights located in Corsica are exempt from death duti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Voter participation in local decision-making

Article L1821-1

I.-The articles L. 1112-15 and L. 1112-17 and articles L. 1112-19 to L. 1112-22 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia. Article L. 1112-16 is applicable to the municipalities of French Pol…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-3

…aph, L. 1421-2-1, L. 1421-3 and L. 1427-1, in the version resulting from Ordinance No. 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harmonisation of criminal and financial penalties relating to health product…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R3123-16

…documents relating to its capacities and skills, required pursuant to Articles L. 3123-18, L. 3123-19 and L. 3123-21 and under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 3123-1 to R. 3123-8, are accurat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-17-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 612-4, R. 612-19 and R. 612-48, a patent application may only contain more than one independent claim of the same category (product, process, device…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Services accessible via electronic communications operators

Article D224-20

…necessary, lay down the procedures by which the alerts referred to in articles D. 224-18 and D. 224-19 may be voluntarily made available to the administrative authority responsible for competition and…

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