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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Psychiatric care programme

Article R3211-1

I.-The care programme provided for in article L. 3211-2-1 is drawn up and modified by a psychiatrist who participates in the care of the person undergoing psychiatric care pursuant to chapters II and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Information on temporary workplaces

Article R8113-1

Employers, other than those in the agricultural professions, shall make available to the Labour Inspectorate, at the head office of their establishment, a list of their building sites and other tempor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-2

I.-The procedures for implementing cross-border apprenticeships are specified in an agreement concluded between France and the border country in which the practical or theoretical part of the apprenti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: General information

Article 108

The provisions of articles 109 to 117 set out the rules for determining income distributed by : 1° Legal entities subject to the tax provided for in Chapter II of this Title; 2° Legal entities and joi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Calculating individual income

Article 116

For each tax period, the mass of distributed income determined in accordance with the provisions of articles 109 to 115 ter is considered to be allocated between the beneficiaries, for the assessment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Calculating individual income

Article 117

In the event that the total amount of distributed income exceeds the total amount of distributions as it results from the declarations of the legal entity referred to in Article 116, the latter is ask…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Determination of income from foreign assets

Article 151

For the application of in article L. 69 of the Book of Tax Procedures, the tax on income from foreign assets is calculated by multiplying the amount of these assets by the average annual gross yield o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16-1

Articles 20-1 to 20-3 of Decree no. 79-1037 of 3 December 1979 on the competence of public archive services and cooperation between administrations for the collection, preservation and communication o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-1

Everyday consumer products, within the meaning of article L. 120-1, are mass-market products as mentioned in article D. 441-1 of the French Commercial Code.

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