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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-1

The purpose of the Ordre National des Pharmaciens is: 1° To ensure compliance with professional duties ; 2° To defend the honour and independence of the profession; 3° To ensure the competence of phar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 B

In French Guiana and the Department of Mayotte, a special equipment tax is introduced for the benefit of public establishments created pursuant to Article L. 321-36-1 of the town planning code.This ta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11

Unless otherwise provided by law and without prejudice to the rights of the defence, proceedings during the investigation and enquiry shall be secret.Any person who takes part in these proceedings is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater F

Associations whose purpose is to develop the use of accountancy, to provide assistance in management matters, to provide them with an analysis of economic, accounting and financial information with re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater H

The associations mentioned in article 1649 quater F ensure that the income tax, turnover tax, business value added tax and, where applicable, foreign income tax returns submitted by their members are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater G

Documents held by members of associations defined in article 1649 quater F pursuant to Article 99 of this code must be drawn up in accordance with one of the professional charts of accounts approved b…

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

Article L1531-1

Article L. 1131-4, with the exception of its last paragraph, is applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. For its application in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, the w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provident and supplementary pension schemes for self-employed workers

Article L144-1

Contracts covered by this section are governed by article L. 141-1 and may be taken out by an association covered by article L. 141-7 , whose members are : 1° Either exclusively persons who are self-e…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

Article R161-1

In the overseas regions, the Minister responsible for tourism has at his disposal, as decentralised services, the directorates for business, competition, consumption, labour and employment.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

Article R241-1

1° For the application of this Book in French Guiana and Martinique, the words: "préfet de région" or: "préfet de département" are replaced by the word: "préfet"; 2° The provisions of 1° apply from th…

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