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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

…on the water bill and, where applicable, sanitation charges in application of the articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-6.II. - At least six months before the end of the delegation contract, the delegate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4153-9

The establishments listed inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, other public sector employers and private sector employers fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4133-9

…ofessional branch or field of activity or to the approved body mentioned in article 16 of order no. 2005-406 of 2 May 2005 simplifying the legal regime for health establishments. The continuing profes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4382-9

The establishments listed in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, other public sector employers and private sector employers fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-276

…artnership may be salaried or self-employed under the conditions laid down by article 18 of law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises. Practice partnerships reg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-7

…he rules in force in mainland France pursuant to that Regulation. III. - The reference to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines

Article L2334-24

…ad traffic intended for local authorities referred to in b of 2° of B of I of Article 49 of Law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 on finances for 2006 are distributed by the local finance committee wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation grants

Article L3334-7-1

…4-4, revalued according to the growth rate of the overall operating grant distributed in 2004. From 2005 onwards, this allocation changes each year according to a rate set by the Local Finance Committ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 quater

1. Capital gains subject to tax at the reduced rate provided for in a of I of article 219, reduced by the amount of this tax, are transferred to a special reserve. The entry to this special reserve ce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5423-3

…rity allowance ; 3° Family benefits; 4° The exceptional back-to-work bonus introduced by decree no. 2005-1054 of 29 August 2005 creating an exceptional back-to-work bonus for certain recipients of min…

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