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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Capping of the territorial economic contribution

Article 1647 B sexies

…hat of purchases made during the tax year;b) For other taxpayers, that defined in article 1586 sexies.The value added taken into account is that produced during the period referred to in I of l'articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 sexies A

…poses of this Code and its appendices and are subject to the same reporting obligations as such funds.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe statuts types

…e capital of the region unless the Assembly decides otherwise by a two-thirds majority of its members. It is located at [ ] (give only the name of the town, department and region without the street or…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Confiscation.

Article 434

…ed if it is established that the owner of these means of transport is an accomplice of the fraudsters. 2. In the event of the re-establishment of an office, goods that are not prohibited for import or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-25

The deliberations of the members are subject to the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978. The General Meeting may only validly deliberate if at least three quarters of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication

Article R1333-76

I.-When they have already been justified in application of article R. 1333-47, radiological examinations carried out for preventive purposes in the context of occupational medicine and sports medicine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-57

…4-56, newborns requiring neonatology care may be hospitalised in neonatal and infant paediatric units. In this case, the beds allocated to neonatology constitute an individualised sector. These units…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-31

…case, when informed of the lifting of an involuntary hospitalisation in accordance with Article D. 47-30, the public prosecutor will notify the automated national criminal records department, so that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-53

…a national reference centre; 2° Drawing up the specific specifications mentioned in article D. 1413-47; 3° Analysing projects and ranking applications as part of a call for applications; 4° Assessing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-33

…Commission sets the format and number of circulars to be sent out in the same way for all candidates. Articles L. 47 to L. 50 of the Electoral Code are applicable. The National Commission sets, no la…

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