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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-9-1

…bing, the characteristics of vaccine-preventable diseases, the traceability of vaccinations and the main recommendations of the vaccination calendar and, for administration, the normative framework an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…valid for four years, except when it is issued: 1° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-22 ; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit issued to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 998

…s and insurers, or articles L. 932-1, L. 932-14 and L. 932-24 du code de la sécurité sociale or L. 221-2 and L. 222-1 du code de la mutualité, of which at least 80% of the total premium or contributio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R1614-42

…or the special assistance mentioned in article R. 1614-41 are delegated to the regional prefects in mainland France and to the prefect of Corsica. They are divided between them as follows: 1° 25% acco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

Article R4433-2

…The individualised chapter provided for in article L. 4433-7-1 applies articles R. 371-16 to R. 371-21 of the Environment Code. The system for monitoring and evaluating the regional development plan i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-15

…any interested economic operator may submit a tender, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 2161-2, 3° of Article R. 2161-3 and Articles R. 2161-4 and R. 2161-5 of the French Public Procuremen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hospital prescription medicines

Article R5121-85

…respectively, under Articles L. 6132-2, as it stood prior to the publication of Law no. 2009-879 of 21 July 2009 on hospital reform and patients, health and the territories, and L. 6133-7, to carry ou…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…state of polygamy legally constituted in Mayotte on the date of publication of Law no. 2003-660 of 21 July 2003 on programmes for overseas France or Ordinance no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010 on provision…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

…e fees are framed. For the application of the previous sentence, companies whose remuneration comes mainly from advisory or management mandates obtained from taxpayers making the payments mentioned in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-1

…cers of the judicial police and deputy officers of the judicial police mentioned in articles 20 and 21 (1°) are empowered to enter premises for professional use, as well as their annexes and outbuildi…

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