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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-103

Authorisation to carry out neurosurgical care activities may only be granted or renewed if the health establishment or health cooperation group can demonstrate, for neurosurgery, per site, an annual a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Special arrangements applicable to taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or carrying out distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Article 298 sexdecies H

I.-A. The following may avail themselves of this special scheme: 1° Any taxable person established on the territory of the European Union carrying out distance selling of goods imported from third ter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VB

I. - The purchase price is the price actually paid by the seller, as stipulated in the deed, it being specified that this price includes the existing property and the works in the case of a purchase m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R444-2

…n their wording resulting fromIn Title IR. 410-1R. 413-1R. 414-2R. 414-5 and R. 414-6In Title IIR. 421-1 to R. 421-5R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9of decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R594-3

…rds: "of the Wallis and Futuna Islands"; 2° In Article R. 520-1, after the reference to Article R. 521-9, the reference to Article R. 521-13 is inserted; 3° In Article R. 521-1, the words: "within Fre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

…inance training that is eligible for the account, within the meaning of articles L. 6323-6, L. 6323-21, L. 6323-31 and L. 6323-34. The holder contributes to the funding of eligible training under the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-33

…ation and deletion may be subject to restrictions pursuant to 2° and 3° of II and III of article 70-21 of the same law. The person concerned by these restrictions shall exercise his/her rights with th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-26

…tion that the third-country company's investment policy complies with the limits set by articles R. 214-21, R. 214-24, R. 214-25 and by I and II of this article.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…rning the admissibility of referrals to the Agency other than those governed by article R. 1413-28; 21° The rules for determining the allowances due to medical reservists or their employers for period…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

…per year for fifteen years; b) or, if he/she is a disabled worker within the meaning of article L. 5212-13 on the date of entry into force of the professional agreement referred to in Article R. 5123-…

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