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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 A

1. The exceptional income of a farmer subject to a real taxation system may, by option, be attached, in equal fractions, to the results of the financial year in which it is realised and of the six fol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-2

The professional practice standard relating to the communication of internal control weaknesses, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: COMMUNICATION OF INTERNAL CONTROL WEAKNESSES Intro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-7

…USED IN PROTECTION AGAINST IONISING RADIATIONThe terms "radioactive substance", "radioactive material" and "radioactive waste" are defined in article L. 542-1-1 of the French Environment Code.Accelera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-1

PRACTICE OF MEDICINE BY MEDICAL STUDENTS: CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE LEVEL OF STUDY DEPENDING ON THE ACTIVITY OF THE DOCTOR BEING REPLACED, CITED IN ARTICLE R. 4131-1Conditions to be fulfilled by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article D712-11-1

In the following provisions: - "body" means the national staff representative body provided for in V of Article 40 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019, amended by the article 16 of law no. 2022-172 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-11-1

The experiments mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 711-1 are consistent with the sectoral plans.Territorial chambers of commerce and industry wishing to carry out these experiments must s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-13

…e absence of adoption of the administrative account on the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, wher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART TWO

Article Annexe 22-1

STANDARD AGREEMENT, REFERRED TO IN 1° OF ARTICLE R. 2212-9, SETTING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DOCTORS AND MIDWIVES CARRY OUT VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTIONS OF PREGNANCY BY MEDICATION OUTSIDE HEALTH ESTABLIS…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional acts

Article D4362-11-1

The optician-mutician may adapt the optical corrections of eye contact lens prescriptions dating from less than :-one year, for patients under 16 years of age;-three years for a medical prescription a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-5

The annual report provided for in Article L. 132-9-3-1 includes the following information (all technical provisions combined, expressed in the form of a theoretical mathematical provision for point-ba…

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