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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-3

…l of Ministers of French Polynesia, in accordance with Article 97 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, or the Minister for Overseas Territories…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-14

…get.In the event of the signature of a city contract defined in Article 6 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for cities and urban cohesion, the metropolis shall present an annual s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and penalties

Article R784-18

…wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-30-1n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 621-31No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 621-32 and R. 621-33n° 2012-100 of 26 January 2012R. 621-34n° 2018-572 of 3 July 201…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-9

I. - For the application of article L. 2334-4 à communes de la métropole de Lyon : 1° The intercommunal product of the business value added levy taken into account corresponds to the product collected…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…e rural et de la pêche maritime ; 10° Salarié mandaté, dans les conditions prévues aux articles L. 2232-23-1 et L. 2232-26, in undertakings without a trade union delegate; 11° Employee representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…not bear a unique identifier on the packaging unit, in breach of the provisions of Article L. 3512-23; 4° Importing, with a view to selling, distributing or offering free of charge, tobacco products…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

…d arrangements provided for in article L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code or in article L. 7122-23 of the Labour Code, the withholding tax is paid to the public accountant via the bodies mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

…nch of a Class 1a credit institution or investment firm referred to in Articles L. 511-27 or L. 532-23 be considered as material in that State, it shall consult with the competent authority of that St…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation

Article A752-3

…appendix 7-8 to this book, is dated and signed by the authorised body referred to in article L. 752-23. The form is sent electronically by the beneficiary of the commercial authorisation to the prefec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…arry out one of the tasks of a health care establishment defined by articles L. 6111-1 to L. 6111-7;23° The application to use the authorisations for care activities held by one or more of the members…

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