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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-32

…uncil attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 et D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the accounting officer of the metropolitan aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-7

…ts, taking into account, in particular, their financial potential and the length of their roads.For 2005, eligible départements may not receive a minimum operating allocation of less than 106% or more…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L734-7

…le: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 163-1 and L. 163-2 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 163-3 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 L. 163-4 and L. 163-4-1 Order no. 2009-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-43

…thirty-day period. For the purpose of calculating the contribution provided for in Article L. 1237-19-9, the number of jobs lost is equal to the number of employment contract terminations provided fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1-2

…ctober 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, of an amount equal to or greater than €50,000 are not accompanied by the documents whose produ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-9

…es to prevent a traveller or an affected means of transport, within the meaning of Article 1 of the 2005 International Health Regulations, from leaving national territory. The provisions of the last p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° bis: Premises acquired or developed with State assistance

Article 1384 D

…period is extended to twenty-five years when the decision to grant State aid is made between 1 July 2005 and 31 December 2026.The exemption applies from the year following that of completion of the de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Control measures for cash transactions and transfers of sums, securities or assets

Article 1649 quater A

…ctober 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 carried out by natural persons to or from a Member State of the European Union are carried out…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-20

…to which the employee is entitled, as applicable, in application of articles L. 1225-17 to L. 1225-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-3

…he obligations defined in the first paragraph of article R. 1334-16, articles R. 1334-17 to R. 1334-19 and article R. 1334-29-6 is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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