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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° ter: Rural regeneration zones. Rental housing acquired and improved with financial assistance from the Agence nationale de l'habitat (National Housing Agency)

Article 1383 E

…itions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt the housing referred to in 4° of l'article L. 831-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code, which are acquired and then improved with fina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-13

I. - Pursuant to the provisions of the eighth paragraph of Article L. 812-3, are exempt from professional training:- court-appointed administrators, lawyers, notaries, auctioneers, bailiffs, commercia…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R322-133

…ansferred to another organisation mentioned in this section under the conditions set out in Article L. 324-1. Failing this, its operations may be terminated by decision of the Autorité de contrôle pru…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quater

…o the accommodation of seasonal agricultural employees under the conditions provided for by article L. 716-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as accommodation for apprentices, whose sta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-13

…es of undertakings for collective investment and investment funds referred to in 3° of I of Article L. 214-20 include units or shares of UCITS governed by French or foreign law or units or shares of F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Type-approval examination

Article R1333-139

…ionising radiation or the installations having consequences for the interests mentioned in Article L. 1333-7.III - As long as the approval of the installations mentioned in I has not been granted, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: White plan

Article R3131-13

I.-The establishment white plan mentioned in article L. 3131-7 takes into account the objectives of the "ORSAN" system and defines in particular: 1° The procedures for implementing its provisions and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Language training

Article R413-13

…and attesting to a satisfactory level of mastery of the French language as provided for in article L. 413-6, or if he/she provides proof of mastery of this level by producing diplomas or tests as pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13

…ode de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique.The protection perimeters mentioned in article L. 1321-2 for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption may cover separate plots of la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R2223-134

I. - When an application for recognition of the professional qualifications provided for in article L. 2223-49, the Prefect shall acknowledge receipt of the applicant's file within one month of the re…

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