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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-20

I.-The authorisation issued by the President of the Departmental Council indicates: 1° The name and company name of the legal entity managing the establishment or service; 2° The type of establishment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-14

…The tax is collected from 1 September of the year of taxation on the basis of declarations made by 30 June of the same year at the latest.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-5

…ation groupings with at least one public health establishment among its members must be approved by 30 June of the year following the financial year to which it relates. This financial account is atta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-124

Any share converted into a bearer share or transferred in ownership loses the double voting right allocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inherita…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R152-1

…141-13 R. 142-11of decree no. 2021-313 of 24 March 2021R. 142-12 to R. 142-15R. 142-16of decree no. 2022-1703 of 27 December 2022R. 142-17 to R. 142-23R. 142-24 and R. 142-25of decree no. 2021-313 of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R153-1

…141-13 R. 142-11of decree no. 2021-313 of 24 March 2021R. 142-12 to R. 142-15R. 142-16of decree no. 2022-1703 of 27 December 2022R. 142-17 to R. 142-23R. 142-24 and R. 142-25Decree no. 2021-313 of 24…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles

Article A512-6

…ing speciality 313 of the nomenclature of training specialities approved by decree no. 94-522 of 21 June 1994.3° Certificates of professional qualification registered in the national register of profe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Application of international conventions and European Union law

Article L614-17

This section relates to the application of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, done at Washington on 19 June 1970, hereinafter referred to as the "Washington Treaty".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Consultative and other institutions

Article L785-5

…icle L. 615-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, as amended byOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…214-24-28Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-31 order no. 2016-325 of 17 March 2016L. 214-24-32 O…

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