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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Private circles

Article 1655

Persons who, under cover of associations governed by the loi du 1er juillet 1901 or by the local law maintained in force in the Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle departments, serve meals, sell drinks fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies A

I. - Where a person acquires the right to payment of the principal or the right to payment of interest on a bond arising from a stripping carried out before 1 June 1991, the redemption premium means t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-5

The rights provided for in article L. 342-1 take effect upon completion of the manufacture of the database. They expire fifteen years after 1 January of the calendar year following that of such comple…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R3333-4

The fee due each year to a department for the occupation of the departmental public domain by the works of the public electricity transmission and distribution networks is set by the departmental coun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-551

The age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of this section is set at sixty-seven for those born on or after 1 January 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit applicable to these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-423

The age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of this sub-section is set at sixty-seven for those born on or after 1 January 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit applicable to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-636

The age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of this section is set at sixty-seven years for practitioners born on or after 1 January 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-719

The age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of this section is set at sixty-seven for those born on or after 1 January 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit applicable to these…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional provisions

Article R3141-4

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3141-10, the starting point of the period taken into account for the calculation of leave entitlement is set at 1st June of each year. Howe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-179

Deeds and formalities relating to judicial partition and judicial voluntary sales give rise to the collection of fees in accordance with the table below: Description of service Fee a) Acts and formali…

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