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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-7

As from the 1997 financial year, for the application of article L. 1612-5, the municipal budget is not considered to be out of balance if the operating section includes or includes a surplus brought f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-3-1

Persons who, on 29 November 1997, were performing the duties of medical laboratory technician in a blood establishment without fulfilling the required conditions but who, on 23 May 2004, can provide p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Rural solidarity grant.

Article R2334-7

…each commune under the first fraction of the rural solidarity grant provided for in article L. 2334-21 is equal to the product of the population, taken into account within the limit of 10,000 inhabita…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2573-44

…agraph of article L. 2331-9, the reference: "2°" is replaced by the reference: "1°" and the dates: "1997" and: "1st January 1996" respectively by the dates: "2009" and "1st January 2008".VI. - For the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-10

…e tenth of the duration stipulated in the contract, in breach of the provisions of articles L. 3123-21 and L. 3123-29 or of II of article 14 of law no. 2000-37 of 19 January 2000 relating to the negot…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°-0 bis: Priority urban policy districts

Article 1383 C ter

…ies located in the priority urban policy neighbourhoods defined in article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 programming for the city and urban cohesion are exempt from property tax on built p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-8

…r 2020;- 50% of the amount of expenditure incurred for cinematographic works released in cinemas on 21 October 2020;- 80% of the amount of expenditure incurred for cinematographic works released in ci…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-76

…ced, in a minimum proportion determined in accordance with the conditions laid down by the order of 21 May 1992 issued for the application ofarticle 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying dow…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional provisions

Article L2333-16

…ollecting in 2008 the tax provided for by article L. 2333-6 or that provided for by article L. 2333-21, in their wording prior to 1st January 2009, this tax is replaced, from 1st January 2009, by that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D742-11

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-32-10n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-12no. 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-13 and D. 214…

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