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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

A financial holding company is a financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21 whose subsidiaries are exclusively or mainly institutions or financial institutions, at least one of thes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 octies

In accordance with articles L. 442-1and L. 443-10 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the daily remuneration for services rendered and the allowances mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-10

The resources of the National Institute of Industrial Property consist of: 1° The proceeds of all authorised collections in respect of industrial property, trade and craft registers and the filing of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-1

…ey may provide one or more of these types of care and participate in training and research activities.The branches mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 6323-1 may be attached to one or more…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article D6323-14-5

When the funding from the allocation mentioned in I of article D. 6123-26-1 is not sufficient to cover a request for a professional transition project, the regional interprofessional joint committee m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Special conditions for the "pneumology" option

Article D6124-177-36

In addition to the premises provided for in article D. 6124-177-1, the authorised site includes: 1° Areas required for bronchial drainage, massages and exercise training; 2° An emergency room equipped…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: The eviction report

Article R432-1

…f the eviction operations, which shall contain the following information, under penalty of nullity: 1° A description of the operations carried out and the identity of the persons whose assistance was…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Competencies required to provide or coordinate therapeutic patient education

Article D1161-1

…of Book III of Part Four of this Code. It may be provided with the assistance of other professionals. Members of associations approved in accordance with article L. 1114-1 and organisations working i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-100

…own property (numbers 66 and 67 of Table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional emolument:1° To the sale price, when the initial contract is concluded;2° To the price recorded when the optio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception ofArticle L. 1110-7, and subject to the adaptations set out in II.Article L. 1110-2-1 shall apply to Wallis and F…

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