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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…rch 2020. Article L. 1111-7 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.Article L. 1111-8 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Beef and veal, sheepmeat and pigmeat

Article R412-30

…20(1), Article 21(1), (3) and (5), Article 22(1) and (2), Article 23(1), (2), (3) and (5), Articles 28 and 29 and Article 30(1) to (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 of 10 December 2008 la…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

…tablishment within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of article 46 of law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012. For the first year for which the public institution collects t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

…salarié détaché ICT (famille)" ("ICT seconded employee (family)") as provided for in article L. 421-28; 13° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "mobile ICT (family) seconded employee"…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…eclaration provided for in article L. 1254-27 ; 14° Failing to comply, in breach of article L. 1254-28, with the obligations relating to occupational medicine defined in articles L. 4121-1 to L. 4121-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-9

…ch, on the one hand, create a new obligation or substantially modify an existing obligation as from 28 December 2020 and, on the other hand, provide for the exercise of one or more rights to which Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…ividuelle des ressources;10° Where applicable, the proceeds of the taxes provided for in Articles 1528, 1529, 1530 and 1530 bis of the General Tax Code;11° The fraction of value-added tax provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission de la coopération intercommunale de la Polynésie française.

Article D5842-6

…y the President of the Government". VII. - For its application in French Polynesia, Article R. 5211-28 is worded as follows: "The French Polynesia Intercommunal Cooperation Commission has its headquar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138

…keting authorisation; 18° For the homeopathic medicinal products mentioned in 5° of article R. 5121-28 the words: "Homeopathic medicinal product traditionally used in" followed by the therapeutic indi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2i: Companies located in rural regeneration areas

Article 44 quindecies

…the provisions of articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 septies, as it read prior to Finance Act No. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 for 2022, 44 octies, as it read prior to the same Act, 44 octies A, 44…

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