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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional provisions

Article L2333-16

…9 on the basis of an estimate of their reference rate. Any adjustments to taxpayers will be made in 2010, when the tax is paid.C. - From 1 January 2009, in each municipality, for advertising media oth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…expert appearing on one of the lists instituted byarticle 2 of the aforementioned law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 or, exceptionally, an expert chosen from outside these lists. The Regional Commission s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-14

…by the public entity under the following conditions and within the limits set out in Article L. 313-29-2. The acceptance governed by this article is evidenced, on pain of nullity, by a written documen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Beef and veal, sheepmeat and pigmeat

Article R412-30

…Article 21(1), (3) and (5), Article 22(1) and (2), Article 23(1), (2), (3) and (5), Articles 28 and 29 and Article 30(1) to (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 of 10 December 2008 laying do…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…he words: "by the order provided for in articles R. 2142-24 and R. 2142-27" and, in article R. 2141-29, the reference to article R. 2142-27 are replaced respectively by the words: "by the regulations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-30

…ur and employment or to the authority which replaces him pursuant to articles R. 8111-8 and R. 4462-29, and gives rise to consultation of the armaments inspector for powders and explosives. II - The R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…ommunales provided for in 2.1 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, excluding the fraction calculated in accordance with the conditions provided for in 1° and 2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-1

The purpose of retailer co-operatives is to improve, through the joint efforts of their members, the conditions under which their members carry out their commercial activities. To this end, they may i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-2

The Local Finance Committee comprises:- two deputies;- two senators;- two presidents of regional councils elected by the college of presidents of regional councils;- four presidents of departmental co…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 undecies

…r value added tax under the simplified actual tax regime provided for in articles 302 septies A and 298 bis of the same code, on declarations sent at the same time as the annual declaration mentioned…

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