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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-2

…8° and the relevant costs assessed in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article R. 444-6; 20° "Rate of regulated income for the profession": ratio between the regulated income and the regula…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D591

…e last paragraph of article 116;13° Requests for individual confrontations provided for by Article 120-1 ;14° Requests for expert opinions provided for by Article 156 ;15° Requests to modify the missi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-3

…e R. 752-44-1, to be attached to the certificate of conformity. 2° The provisions of article R. 752-20 of the French Commercial Code, on the period of validity of commercial development authorisations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-14-1

…x status.The total amount of allocations due in metropolitan France to eligible municipalities with 200,000 or more inhabitants is equal to the product of their population multiplied by the average pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-2

…ounts of national social security bodies, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-920. Certification of the accounts of national social security bodies Introduction 01. Pursuant to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies C

…l sea and electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D;b) Electricity production facilities of nuclear or fossil-fired…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Exercise of freedom of establishment and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-4

…y request the latter to provide assistance in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010. III. -Without prejudice to the provisions of II, where immediate action is necessary to protec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-1

…cess by car, integrated into a retail shop open to the public on the date of publication of Law No. 2014-366 of 24 March 2014 for access to housing and renovated town planning, and not entailing the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R930-1

…k I, with the exception of Articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-236, R. 127-1 to R. 134-17, R. 143-23, R. 145-9 to D. 145-19,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…s; 19° Participation in a public interest grouping or any other form of public or private grouping; 20° The rules of the board of directors, the internal rules of the committee responsible for the pro…

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