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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-20

…refers to the administrative court the acts taken by virtue of the delegation mentioned in article L. 131-14 which he considers to be contrary to the law, he may include in his appeal a request for s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Transport.

Article L4433-20

…changes submitted by French companies for State approval for air and sea routes serving these regions. Each year, the State representative submits a report to the Regional Council on the conditions of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 sexies

The cooperative building societies designated in Article L. 432-2 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation, whose members are subject to the provisions of

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose.

Article L5134-20

…ofessional difficulties in accessing employment. To this end, it includes vocational support measures. During the performance of these contracts, one or more agreements concluded pursuant to Article L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Valuation of the property

Article L313-20

…arranges for the valuation of the residential property financed with a loan referred to in article L. 313-1, it shall ensure that: 1° The valuation is carried out by a property valuer who can demonst…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 sexies

…or the income tax base for which maternal assistants and family assistants governed by the articles L. 421-1 et seq and L. 423-1 et seq. of the Social Action and Family Code, the gross income to be ta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-19

…shall transmit the biological samples to another medical biology laboratory for analysis and interpretation. These transmissions may not exceed, for a calendar year, a percentage set by regulation and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-20

…obtain ex officio, at any time, for the needs of national defence, a licence to exploit a plant variety which is the subject of an application for a certificate or a breeder's certificate, whether suc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election and composition.

Article L4422-20

…es place according to the procedures laid down in the first, second and third paragraphs of Article L. 4422-18.These provisions apply when the President of the Executive Council terminates the functio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19

The provisions of articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4123-10, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 L. 4…

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