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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article D6152-546

Associate midwives benefit, under the same conditions as staff governed by decree no. 89-611 of 1st September 1989 on the special status of hospital civil service midwives: 1° from flat-rate allowance…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-92

On pain of nullity, the authorisations provided for in articles 706-89 to 706-91 are given for specific searches and are the subject of a written order, specifying the nature of the offence for which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 713-8 AND A. 713-11)

Article Annexe 7-2

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF TERRITORIAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYYou can consult the JORF n° 0234 of 7 October 2021, text n° 36, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pd…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 92

If the person whose death has been judicially declared reappears after the declaratory judgment, the Public Prosecutor or any interested party may prosecute, in the forms provided for in Articles 89 e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-6

Disputes are referred to the judicial court by means of an application. At the request of the clerk's office, the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment shall…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-27

By way of derogation from article 231-26, the classification, labels and aid, as well as, where applicable, the direct allocations provided for in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…regime; 2° Registered in the assets of a venture capital company mentioned in l'article 1er-1 de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985 portant diverses dispositions d'ordre économique et financier ou d'…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-20

…is substituted for the Office des transports de la région de Corse, instituted by article 20 of the loi n° 82-659 du 30 juillet 1982 portant statut particulier de la région de Corse : compétences, dan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quater

The basis of assessment for property tax on built properties for residential premises allocated exclusively to the accommodation of seasonal agricultural employees under the conditions provided for by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-93

The operations provided for in articles 706-89 to 706-91 may not, on pain of nullity, have any purpose other than the investigation and establishment of the offences referred to in the decision of the…

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