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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

…y on municipalities contributing to the fund for the first time is subject to a 50% reduction;d) In 2012, when a municipality is subject to a levy under this article and benefits from an allocation un…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 75-3

…operations and transmit the elements of the procedure to the Public Prosecutor pursuant to Article 19 before the expiry of the two-year period or, in the event of an extension, the three-year period,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-11

…3, the first sentence of article L. 332-4 and articles L. 332-5-1, L. 332-8, L. 332-10-1 and L. 332-19 of this Code are also liable to the additional penalty of being banned from entering or being in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

…the Labour Code shall be replaced by the reference to Article 134 of Law No. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952; 2° Article L. 1333-9 shall not apply; 3° The last paragraph of I of Article L. 1333-13 shall r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…Federation; 18° A member of the French Mountain and Climbing Federation appointed by its President; 19° The President of the National Union of Outdoor Sports Centres; 20° The Director of Tourism at th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-20

…its specific regulations complying with the technical and safety rules mentioned in article R. 331-19 ; 4° A list of the measures taken to ensure the safety and protection of participants and third p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health and the environment

Article L1533-1

…IV of the Labour Code is replaced by the reference to Article 134 of Law no. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952; 2° Article L. 1333-9 does not apply; 3° The last paragraph of I of Article L. 1333-13 reads as…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-2

…the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of 24 November 2010. Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Professional accountants

Article 1649 quater L

…rom the national registration commission provided for in Article 42 bis of Ordinance no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 establishing the Ordre des experts-comptables and regulating the title and profess…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-17

…stered office or on the internet site of the associations under the conditions of article annexe 30-19.

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