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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-49

The participation of the establishments, the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 6112-2 and the army hospitals in round-the-clock care may be covered financially by the regiona…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-13

For cinematographic works commercially exhibited in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 30 December 2020, by way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinematographic establishme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION

Article R740-1

In accordance with article R. 264-1, the provisions of articles R. 741-1 to R. 741-3, R. 742-1, R. 742-2, R. 743-1 to R. 743-22 and R. 744-1 to R. 744-47 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Information on public water supplies

Article D1321-103

The data relating to the quality of the water distributed includes in particular:-the results of the analysis of the samples provided for in articles R. 1321-15 to R. 1321-22 and their sanitary interp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-1

The accelerated safeguard procedure is subject to the regulatory provisions applicable to the safeguard procedure with the exception of articles R. 621-20, R. 621-26, R. 622-11, R. 622-13, R. 626-17,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Companies for the development of industry, commerce and agriculture and their adaptation to the European Community

Article 143 quater

…ment with the Minister of the Economy and Finance in accordance with the provisions of l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959, are exempt from the withholding tax provided for in 2 of Article 119 bi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-14

…nal fire brigade serving a main rescue centre or a rescue centre on the date of promulgation of law n° 96-369 of 3 May 1996 relating to fire and rescue services are transferred to the departmental fir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-17

…a court decision that has become res judicata. These operations remain governed by Article 1 of loi n° 80-539 du 16 juillet 1980 relative aux astreintes prononcées en matière administrative et à l'exé…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-6

…soutien à l'investissement des départements;- the resources provided for in article 113 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précitée;- the appropriations corresponding to the abolition of the munici…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-4

…in article L. 412-3 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "in article 19 of law n° 48-1360 of 1st September 1948 amending and codifying the legislation relating to the relationship…

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