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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…11, L. 225-11-2, L. 225-12, L. 225-131, L. 225-134, L. 225-145, L. 228-39, L. 228-51, L. 232-23, L. 242-1, L. 242-17 and L. 253-1 are applicable in their wording resulting from Order no. 2019-1067 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…at people suffering from mental disorders in accordance with the regulations applicable locally";4° bis In the first sentence of Article L. 3211-2-3, the words: "in accordance with the terms and condi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK III

Article

…sive and non-exclusive basis; 15° Any production association contract as provided for inArticle 238 bis HG of the General Tax Code, together with proof of registration in the public film and audiovisu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…NDERING AND THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM Introduction Introduction 1 Pursuant to Article L. 561-2 12° bis of the Monetary and Financial Code, statutory auditors shall implement the obligations relating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-2

I.-The Minister for Health or, by delegation, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion may, following the opinion of a committee comprising, in particular, delegates from the national co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-5

…cluding public sector employees, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree;4° bis To take any measure aimed at balancing the budget for which it is responsible, in particular by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-9-1

I.-The provisions of I, II, III and IV of article D. 1er-13 are applicable to transmissions of information made pursuant to article 706-47-4. II.-The list of professions and activities exercised by th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies B

…ctivities.The tax reduction provided for in the first paragraph also applies to renovation and refurbishment work on hotels, tourist residences and classified holiday villages, where such work constit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…s, public-sector employees and contractual public-sector employees, those provided for by article 9 bis of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants.In each regi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Suspensive arrangements

Article 277 A

…le 293 A ;3° for the intra-Community acquisition referred to in 4° of I, the person designated in 2 bis of Article 283 ;4° for the supply of services referred to in 5° and 6° of I, the customer.b) Whe…

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