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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-2

…t grouping is not subject toArticle 64 of Law no. 2007-1822 of 24 December 2007 on the finances for 2008.The public interest grouping is subject to economic and financial control by the State under co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-2

…e, by way of interpretation, the application in time of nationality laws which were in force before 19 October 1945.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 sexies

…al payment made by cooperative production societies pursuant to the article 40 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of these companies, on the occasion of the issue of shares intended exclu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-20

…nd consultation of voters; c) The acts provided for in Articles LO 6251-2 to LO 6251-10 and LO 6251-19.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-20

…nd consultation of voters; c) The acts provided for in articles LO 6351-2 to LO 6351-10 and LO 6351-19.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-20

Where article L. 7224-19, the decision of the Assembly instructing the President of the Executive Council to award a specific contract may be taken before the award procedure for this contract is init…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52-3

The Minister for Labour shall publish on the website referred to in Article R. 2122-19 , on a date that he shall set by order, the election propaganda documents that have been the subject of a validat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Departmental fire brigade (R)

Article R1424-23-3

…tion of the grade and number of staff occupying the management posts referred to in Article R. 1424-19 and the posts in the health subdirectorate referred to in Article R. 1424-25 is not subject to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation (R)

Article R2223-59

…ishment applying for authorisation to manage and use a funeral home, referred to in article L. 2223-19, must produce proof that the funeral home complies with the requirements laid down by the article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-43-12

…5132-15-1-1 is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, the termination of the employment contract is declared in the same way.

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