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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4124-3

…concerned has his professional residence. This request does not require the assistance of a lawyer. IV - The experts will carry out the assessment together, unless this is manifestly impossible. The e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-9

…king into account payment appropriations only. III. III - At the time of the vote on the administrative account, the President of the Corsican Executive Council presents a report on multi-annual manag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-31

…stablishment or service that is accessible to the holders of parental authority or legal representatives of the children cared for. A copy is kept at their disposal. A copy of the establishment's or s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-4

The declaration provided for in Article R. 762-10 shall comply, as the case may be, with Annex IV or Appendix V to Schedule 7-10 to this Book.The declaration receipt sent by the prefect, provided for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-7

The committee of experts provided for in IV of article 220 sexies of the French General Tax Code comprises: 1° The director in charge of cinema at the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Marketing of structured deposits

Article L511-105

…4 and L. 533-24-1, II and III of article L. 533-29, as well as the provisions of chapter V of title IV of book V excluding those of article L. 545-3. For the purposes of the previous paragraph, struct…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking compliance with obligations by the persons mentioned in 8° to 11° and 14° to 16° of Article L. 561-2

Article R561-40

For the application of 14° of I of Article L. 561-36, the competent administrative authority for monitoring compliance by the persons mentioned in 8°, 11° and 15° of Article L. 561-2 with the obligati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 788

…made on the net share of any heir, donee or legatee corresponding to the value of the property received from the deceased, valued on the day of death and handed over by the latter to a foundation rec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article D441-6

…ll present in the management report : 1° For suppliers, the number and total amount of invoices received but not paid by the end of the financial year for which the due date has passed; this amount is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

I. - An annual tax is introduced, proportional to the surface area of each exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. The tax shall be paid by the holder of the exclusive licenc…

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