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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-9-1

When a health care institution uses an external service provider mentioned in 4° of the I of article R. 6113-5 to implement the activities mentioned in this chapter, this service provider may not reta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article A331-1-1

Applications for the declaration or authorisation of sporting events as provided for in articles R. 331-6 and R. 331-20 of this code are submitted to the competent local authority in electronic format…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Disciplinary action

Article R4126-1-1

Disciplinary decisions taken by the hierarchical authority on the basis of statutory or contractual provisions against practitioners working in health establishments are forwarded by the director of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-1

At the request of any interested party or of the public prosecutor, the president of the court, ruling in summary proceedings, may enjoin, subject to a fine, the manager of any legal person to file th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission for Inter-municipal Cooperation in French Polynesia

Article L5842-11

I. - The articles L. 5211-42 to L. 5211-45 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-42, the words "in each de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-1

The City of Paris and the communes of Marseille and Lyon are subject to the rules applicable to communes, subject to the provisions of this Title and other legislative provisions specific to them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences

Article R8114-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of article R. 8113-1 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. This fine is applied as many times as there are persons employed under conditions liable to be penalise…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Place of taxation

Article 11

When a taxpayer has moved either his residence or the place of his main establishment, the assessments for which he is liable in respect of income tax, both for the year in which the change occurred a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Place of taxation

Article 10

If the taxpayer has a single residence in France, tax is assessed at the place of that residence. If the taxpayer has several residences in France, he is liable for tax at the place where he is deemed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

I. - On 1 January 2016, a public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status, with special status, called the Greater Paris metropolis, is created, bringing together:1° The com…

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