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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35

…members of a public inter-communal cooperation establishment with its own tax status created after 3 May 1996 may be the subject of a transfer to this establishment, under the conditions provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-3

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of article L. 4311-2 is, for the practice of the profession of nurse responsible for general care :1° Either the French state nurse's dipl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2312-3

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 2312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the municipality relating to forecast changes in expenditure and revenue,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-35

…e practitioner is governed, for the duration of the hosting agreement, by the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter II of Title V of Book I of Part Six relating to the rules applicable to contractual pra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-30

The period provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 228-29-3 is two years from the initial date of the consolidation transactions. Shareholders who have given the undertaking provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R4113-30

…shall decide on the application for registration within the time limits set out in article L. 4112-3.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

…14 April 2017 when these assets can be depreciated according to the system provided for in Article 39 A and they fall into one of the following categories: 1° Equipment and tools used for industrial…

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

Article R363-3

…es to the prefect are replaced by references to the representative of the State in the collectivity;3° In article R. 311-1, after the words: "the Minister responsible for immigration", the words: "the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Funding and resources

Article R1114-37

…e l'assurance maladie under the national fund for health democracy provided for in article L. 221-1-3 of the Social Security Code;2° Membership fees;3° Public subsidies;4° Private contractual funding,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-3

…A description of the invention, accompanied, where appropriate, by drawings; 2° One or more claims; 3° An abstract of the technical content of the invention; 4° Where appropriate, a copy of earlier fi…

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