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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

…he information in the official report does not comply with the provisions of articles 495-17 to 495-24-1 or with the provisions of this section, terminate the fixed fine procedure and send this report…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-113

…s have the following characteristics: a) They relate to the instruments mentioned in article L. 214-24-55, including one or more characteristics of these assets, or to interest rates, exchange rates o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…to the conditions for carrying out the activity of portage salarial provided for in Article L. 1254-24 ; 11° Disregarding the obligation to set up and manage an activity account for each employee port…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

…ed in articles L. 126-7 to L. 126-10, L. 142-3 and L. 511-7 of the same code and in article L. 2213-24 of this code and prescribes the safety measures required by the circumstances, in the event of se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…utions to the pension schemes for elected representatives pursuant to Articles L. 3123-22 à L. 3123-24;4° The contribution to the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale;5° The remunerati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 3: Financial contributions from communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation in the département, communes in the metropolitan area, the metropolitan area and the département to the budget of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-76

…the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service constitute compulsory expenditure.Before 1st January of the year in question, the provisional amount of the contributions mentioned in the fourth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…27 janvier 2021 portant réforme de la formation des élus locauxL. 1621-4Ordinance no. 2021-45 of 20 January 2021 reforming the training of local elected representativesL. 1621-5La loi n° 2021-771 du 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

…and L. 234-1 to L. 234-3 of the Internal Security Code and the article 17-1 of Law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming. The decisions of the Public Prosecutor provided for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-7

I.-Before 1 January 2023, insurance undertakings may be authorised, under the conditions set out in this article, to transfer all or part of their portfolio of commitments corresponding to :the contra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Partial deductibility of the general social contribution

Article 154 quinquies

…it from the allowances provided for in 1 ter or 1 quater of article 150-0 D, as it stood prior to 1 January 2018, the fixed allowance provided for in 1 of I of article 150-0 D ter or the 50% allowance…

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