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

Article D3661-17

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to Article L. 3661-15 are as follows:I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account :1° Tables summarising the status of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Changes relating to powers.

Article L5211-17-1

Powers exercised by a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation, the transfer of which to the latter is not provided for by law or by the decision establishing it, may, at any time, be retur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-17-1

The court shall rule on the authorisation provided for in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Fractional or deferred payment of duties

Article 1722 bis

In the case provided for in articles 832 and 924-3 of the Civil Code, where the beneficiary of the gift or legacy has time to pay the balances or rewards owed to his co-heirs, the payment of the death…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Space heating

Article R4216-17

Buildings and premises are designed and constructed in such a way as to comply with the provisions of articles R. 4227-16 and R. 4227-18 to R. 4227-20 on the heating of premises, as well as those of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Equalisation of tax resources

Article R4332-17

I. - For the application of Article L. 4332-9: 1° The population taken into account is the municipal population of the region, as it results from the legal population census authenticated by decree on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-17

I.-The provision of free samples referred to in article L. 5122-10 is only permitted during the two years following the first effective marketing in France of : 1° a proprietary medicinal product that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-17

I.-A fifth-class offence is punishable by a fine if a dispensing pharmacist fails to collect, free of charge, or charges a fee for the collection of waste defined in 3° of article R. 1335-8-1 that is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-17

The company may not require shareholders or unit holders to repay any dividends, except where the following two conditions are met:1° If the distribution has been made in breach of the provisions of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L245-17

The penalties provided for by Articles L. 245-1 to L. 245-15 for chairmen, managing directors and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective powers, to members…

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