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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS.

Article D1872-1

…later than two and a half months after their creation. "V. - For the application of Article R. 1612-18, the words: "the President of the General Council, the President of the Regional Council" are del…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-3

I. - Any failure by the persons referred to in 12°, 13°, 14°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 to comply with the obligations laid down in Sections 3 to 6 of this Chapter, in Chapter II of this Title,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-16-1

…e cases of suspension or termination of the procedure provided for in Articles R. 712-17 and R. 712-18, the opposition shall be investigated in accordance with the following procedure: 1° The oppositi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article 4425-34

For the application of the provisions of 18° of Article L. 4425-29, the Corsican local authority shall depreciate its fixed assets, including those made available or allocated: 1° Intangible; > Tangib…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72-1

…ut prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 162-16-5-1, L. 162-16-5-1-1, L. 162-16-5-4 and L. 162-18 of the Social Security Code, within one month of acknowledgement of receipt of the request. If th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 G

…n the ministerial instruction, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in Article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 when they are farmed according to the organic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…6-16Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-17 Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-18Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-19Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-20D…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article R123-208-5

…occupation of a site located on a market or under a hall created in application of article L. 2224-18 du code général des collectivités territoriales, persons carrying on a commercial or craft activi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-21

The provisions of Articles L. 722-6 to L. 722-8, L. 722-18 to L. 722-20 do not apply to financial relations between : 1° On the one hand, New Caledonia and, on the other hand, mainland France, Guadelo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

Article R1334-23

…s and products in list A in an existing building mentioned in article R. 1334-17 or article R. 1334-18 sends a copy of the identification report to the prefect of the département in which the existing…

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