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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-9

…a;c) The product of own taxation collected the penultimate year by the communes under 1° of Article 22 of the Organic Law of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia.II. - Communes whose per capita res…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article D47-6-16

…Article D. 49-30 and the declaration of address of released convicts provided for in Article D. 49-22 ; 4° Les règles relatives à la tenue du débat contradictoire prévues à l'article D. 49-17; 5° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-24

…elay by any means capable of establishing receipt. The provisions of articles R. 3131-20 to R. 3131-22 are applicable during the period in which the quarantine or isolation measure is extended beyond…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-5-3

…drawn up by the insurance undertaking under the same conditions as those set out in article L. 132-22.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-1

…own by decree ;- associations that meet the criteria for holding voting rights defined byarticle L. 22-10-44 of the Commercial Code if they have communicated their articles of association to the Autor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-1

…ook I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna:1° Title II, with the exception of article L. 2122-4 ; 2° Title III, with the exception of article L. 2132-3; Articles L. 2131-1, L. 2131-1-1, L. 21…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2651-2

…om decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019D. 2192-35 D. 2196-5 to D. 2196-6 Resulting from decree no. 2022-767 of 2 May 2022D. 2197-13 to D. 2197-15 D. 2197-17 to D. 2197-22 In Book IIIIn Title VIID. 2371…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-28

For the monitoring of mycotoxin levels in foodstuffs, only one sample is taken. It gives rise to the drawing up of a report under the conditions provided for in articles R. 512-10 and R. 512-11.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Payroll tax

Article 1679 A

…ticle are only liable, in respect of one year, for the part of its amount exceeding a fixed sum of €22,535. This amount is increased each year in the same proportion as the upper limit of the first br…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Coordination of developments in the healthcare system by the regional health agency

Article L6131-2

…priate measures, in particular a reduction in the funding allocations referred to in article L. 162-22-13 of the Social Security Code, so that, depending on the case, the establishments enter into a c…

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