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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

…389,752,000.In 2013, this amount is equal to €41,505,415,000.In 2014, this amount is equal to €40,121,044,000.In 2015, this amount is equal to €36,607,053,000.In 2016, this amount is equal to €33,221…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-5

…ts have not been sent, the directors general of the regional health agencies will draw up on 1 July 2016, in accordance with the regional health plan provided for in article L. 1434-3, a list of these…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article R2334-3-2

…traordinary income, changes in inventories and, for municipalities in the overseas departments from 2016, for the application of article L. 2334-7-3, the amounts collected in respect of dock dues.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-23-4

…accordance with the conditions set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1018 of 29 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Name and identification of the medicinal product

Article R5121-4

…nd technical specifications that comply with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 bis

…the Customs Code of the Union, applicable to the customs debt defined in Articles 5(18), (20) and (21) of that Regulation, shall be extended to five years in the cases provided for in Article 103(2)…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-16

…n and allowances other than those provided for in the first and second paragraphs of article R. 232-21 of this Code;4° Keeping accounts of commitments.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-45

…sessment, as part of the information they must provide to this authority pursuant to Article L. 356-21.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: ENFORCEMENT OF REMOVAL DECISIONS

Article R264-1

The provisions of articles R. 711-3 to R. 711-5, R. 721-1 to R.* 721-3, R. 731-1, R. 732-1 to R. 732-6, R. 733-1 to R. 733-21, R. 741-1 to R. 741-3, R. 742-1, R. 742-2, R. 743-1 to R. 743-22, R. 744-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-17

…y the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of Article L. 5211-21. This additional tax is established and collected according to the same procedures as the tax…

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