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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-15

…132-17, as well as to any interested person, under the conditions provided for in l'article L. 4132-16.Transmitted by the local authority to the State representative and the local authority's accounti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory Auditor.

Article R144-8

…3-4, L. 823-5, L. 823-7, L. 823-8, L. 823-10, L. 823-12, L. 823-13, L. 823-14, L. 823-15 and L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code apply to the Banque de France. The General Council exercises the fu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-23

…pplication for authorisation of the training or research project in accordance with article R. 1261-16. The agreement organises the relationship between this entity and the institution. In the situati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation prior to disciplinary action

Article R4443-11

…233-33 to R. 4233-38 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version set out in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations set out in II. II.- For application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-22

…o which he belongs, and registers his diploma, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4221-16 for pharmacists or under the conditions provided for in article L. 241-1 of the rural and maritim…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Aa: Correction applied to allowances when the departmental share of property tax on built-up properties is transferred to the communes

Article 1518 quater

…ined in respect of 2020 pursuant to Article 1518 A quinquies in the wording applicable on 1 January 2021. III.-I and II cease to apply, for an allowance, as soon as the municipality deliberates to mod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

…out complying with the prescription restrictions laid down in application of 18° of article L. 5141-16. 5143-6, or without complying with the restrictions on prescribing laid down pursuant to article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-6

…r performance of all the travel services included in the contract in accordance with article L. 211-16 and that they are obliged to provide assistance to the traveller if he is in difficulty, in accor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3

…endence provided for in Article L. 822-11-3 and by the code of ethics referred to in article L. 822-16, and, where applicable, the safeguards needed to mitigate the risks to its independence; 2° Evide…

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