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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…property tax on built properties, property tax on non-built properties and business property tax ;2° The sum of the inter-municipal revenues collected in respect of the business value added contribu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R121-37

The Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may delegate his signature. This delegation may cover decisions taken pursuant to Articles L. 511-1, L. 5…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262

…his behalf, outside the European Community and the supply of services directly linked to the export;2° the supply of goods dispatched or transported by the purchaser who is not established in France,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Budget.

Article R2543-1

The provisions of articles R. 1612-27 to R. 1612-31 shall not apply to communes in the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin. The provisions of article R. 1612-10, and articles R. 1612-19 to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation of measurements

Article R15-33-48

The public prosecutor may inform the police or gendarmerie services involved in the investigation that the penal composition has been validated, in particular when it includes one of the measures prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated by mandated employees or in application of Article L. 2232-12

Article D2232-2

…n articles R. 2324-5 to R. 2324-17. Its material organisation is the responsibility of the employer;2° The result of the vote is recorded in minutes, which are made public in the company by any means.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-12

The orders and decisions mentioned in articles L. 6211-3, L. 6211-22, L. 6211-23, L. 6213-2 and L. 6213-3 are made after consultation with a commission, including professionals, whose composition, con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Control of legality

Article L2131-8

Without prejudice to the direct recourse available to it, if a natural or legal person is injured by an act mentioned in articles L. 2131-2 and L. 2131-3, it may, within two months of the date on whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions, approval or authorisation of the system manager

Article R424-3

…24-2 is given three months from the date of receipt of the application; the decision referred to in 2° is given one month.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1711-7

Articles R. 1424-1 to R. 1425-25, as well as 1°, 2° and 4° of article R. 1615-2 are applicable to Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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