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

Article LO6362-1

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

…red in the primary budget; 4° (paragraph deleted) 5° The change in the retail price index between 1 January and 31 December of the previous financial year and the forecasts for the current financial y…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-12

…the creation of said data processing operations under the conditions defined by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to data processing, data files and individual liberties.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe XII

…as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to access a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-29

…et by the Director and sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency no later than 1st January of the year to which they relate. The budget is accompanied by the documents mentioned in ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…fic requirements for statutory audits of public interest entities and repealing Commission Decision 2005/909/EC. III. - Statutory auditors of persons whose financial securities are admitted to trading…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 471

…142-3 are applicable. The criminal penalties imposed pursuant to articles 131-4-1 to 131-11 and 132-25 to 132-70 of the Penal Code may be declared provisionally enforceable. If the court has ordered t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-30

…ct; 3° In the event of non-compliance with one or more of the conditions set out in articles R. 131-25 and R. 131-27 ; 4° In the event of non-compliance with the general interest in the promotion and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-1

…rment exceeds a percentage of a specific scale set by decree; this percentage, which may not exceed 25%, is determined by the said decree.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HR

…five years, the companies defined in Article 238 bis HO must pay the Treasury compensation equal to 25% of the fraction of the capital that has not been used in a manner consistent with their purpose,…

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