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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L7227-30

…nique Assembly and members of the Executive Council other than those referred to in Article L. 7227-29 may set up an annuity pension scheme in the management of which the affiliated elected representa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-24

The commission issued pursuant to Article 29-1 by the owner or holder of usage rights, hereinafter referred to as the principal, specifies the territory or territories that the private security guard…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-34

…investment schemes or funds for the purposes of applying the limits stipulated in article R. 214-32-29.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R4113-26

…n of doctor or dental surgeon. Such partnerships are called "sociétés civiles professionnelles de médecins" or "sociétés civiles professionnelles de chirurgiens-dentistes". The liability of each partn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation

Article R4381-84

…he may, within the period provided for in the second paragraph of article 26 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to non-trading professional companies, transfer part of his shares to a th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

…fter the end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 2 January 2018 and 29 June 2019;d) No later than 14 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-1

…uivalent to a regulated market by the European Commission pursuant to Article 25(4)(a) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial inst…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-21

…ith headquarters of centralising offices, and to communes that were canton chief towns on 1 January 2014;Not eligible are communes:1° Located in an urban unit:a) Representing at least 10% of the depar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33

…e instance" are replaced by the words: "tribunal de première instance"; 2° In Articles 21-28 and 21-29, the words: "in the department" are replaced by the words: "in the collectivity" or "in New Caled…

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