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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-7

Information relating to patients' health is either kept within the health care institutions which have compiled it, or deposited by these institutions with a host in compliance with the provisions of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-79

I.-When France Compétences identifies apprenticeship contracts for which the level of funding has not yet been set, it invites the branches concerned, by any means that can be relied upon to confirm r…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 F

L'à-valoir mentionné à l'article L. 731-22-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code is deductible from the profit or loss for the financial year in which it is paid. However, when the taxable i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article R2333-70

Companies operating ski lift equipment subject in mountain areas to the municipal tax provided for in article L. 2333-49 send to the mayors of the communes in which the operation is located, before th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Non-substantial modifications

Article R2194-7

…t a new competitive tendering procedure if the amendments, whatever their amount, are not substantial. For the purposes of article L. 2194-1, a modification is substantial, in particular, when at leas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-7

…work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-79

For the application of II of article L. 5126-4, the authorisation may only be suspended, except in the event of an immediate danger to public health, or withdrawn once the director general of the regi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-7

…ergency contraception is preceded by an interview with the student, whether she is a minor or an adult. The purpose of this interview is to enable the nurse to assess whether the student's situation c…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-160

The agency is responsible for ensuring, throughout the country and by court order:1° The management of all assets, whatever their nature, seized, confiscated or subject to a protective measure in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-72

…authorisation to use a prohibited substance or method for therapeutic purposes, provided for inarticle L. 232-2, is granted when each of the following conditions is met on a balance of probabilities:…

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