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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

…during the penultimate year, in respect of the active solidarity income, pursuant to article L. 262-24 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles, the allocation personnalisée pour l'autonomie me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…ibility of fraud when auditing accounts, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-240. Consideration of the possibility of fraud when auditing accounts Introduction 01. In planning a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…the civil service, transfer, secondment, etc. (6) This refers to the implementation of article L. 1224-3 of the French Labour Code, for the period preceding either the employee's new contract or dismi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21-1

CIVIL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICYFOR PUBLIC SPORTS EVENTS (art. A. 331-24 and A. 331-25) General terms and conditions This contract is governed by the French Insurance Code and by the general and speci…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

…graph of Article L. 811-1 of the Energy Code; 9° Biomass refers to the biomass defined in Article 2.24 of the ENR Directive. By way of derogation from 1° and 2° of this I, the ethanol diesel referred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-31

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article 23 of law no. 46-628 of 8 April 1946 on the nationalisation of electricity and gas, local and regional authorities or their public cooperation establi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…ion of legal or regulatory provisions, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: . NEP-2410 Limited review of interim financial statements in application of legal or regulatory provisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…4163-2 (38); Number of employees working in bad weather on a usual and regular basis, Article L. 5424-8 (39); Number of samples, analyses of toxic products and measurements (40); ix-Transformation of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 A

…5, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-59 of the French Commercial Code and in articles L. 3332-18 to L. 3332-24 of the French Labour Code or equivalent foreign legislation, as well as shares allocated, after b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe III

…to abnormal work situations"R.4451-16R.4451-16R. 4451-17R.4451-17article R. 4453-19article R. 4453-24article R. 4451-62article R. 4451-67Chapter II: Technical layoutof work premisesSection 1: Supervi…

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