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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article R1412-1

The régies created pursuant to article L. 1412-1 are subject to the provisions of the chapitre 1er du titre II du livre II de la deuxième partie.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 804

…o 529-6 and article 706-157 which is applicable in these local authorities as drafted by the loi n° 2016-731 du 3 juin 2016 ;2° Pour les îles Wallis et Futuna, des articles 52-1,83-1 and 83-2, the fif…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article L773-36

…35 of 22 December 2021 L. 546-2 and L. 546-3 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 546-4Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 II - For the purposes of the articles mentioned in the table above, in Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article L774-36

…35 of 22 December 2021 L. 546-2 and L. 546-3 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 546-4Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 II - For the purposes of the articles mentioned in the table above, in Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article L775-30

…35 of 22 December 2021 L. 546-2 and L. 546-3 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 546-4Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 II - For the purposes of the articles mentioned in the table above, in Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…of the table below and subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter: R. 3511-1Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3511-2Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 D. 3511-3Decree no. 2016…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-5

…elating to loans taken out by the beneficiary local authority, establishment or body.From 1 January 2016, sums paid by the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund for the reimbursement of value added tax pa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 E

…il tax, property tax on built-up properties and property tax on non-built-up properties relating to 2016 is equal to the sum:a) On the one hand, the communal rate for 2015;b) And, on the other hand, t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: European professional card for mountain guides

Article R212-94-1

…e following may apply for the European professional card, as defined in I of Article 1 of Order no. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications in regulated profess…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2-1

I.-In the event of application of the sixth and seventh sentences of the fifth paragraph of article 199 decies E of the General Tax Code or of the last paragraph of 4 of article 199 decies F of the sa…

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