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

Article L5211-44-1

…hose territory includes mountain areas delimited in accordance with article 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas, the composition of the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: School transport (R).

Article R1614-73

…he second paragraph of Article 30 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between municipalities, departments, regions and the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-52

…natural persons;This composition is defined on the basis of the membership of the list closed on 1 January of the year of the elections.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4382-9

The establishments listed in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, other public sector employers and private sector employers fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-436

…ccupy a post as a public employee in an establishment mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service shall send the recruitin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-9

…ccupy a post as a public employee in an establishment mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service shall send the recruitin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…conditions are met:a) The purchaser undertakes to retain the shares in the company taken over until 31 December of the fifth year following the year of acquisition;b) The shares acquired as part of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-4

…the Chairman's decision;b) In III, the words: provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain asp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-4

…the Chairman's decision;b) In III, the words: provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain asp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-4

…the Chairman's decision;b) In III, the words: provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain asp…

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