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Showing 921930 of 3917 articles for Art. 31 January 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-61

The control of expenditure exercised by the Accounting Officer pursuant toArticle 19 of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management shall be appropriate and propo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article L743-2

…the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 212-1 A Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 22 March 2012…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article L742-2

…e same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 212-1 A Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 22 March 2012…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-53

…onal budget that will be made available for each of the years of this term of office. No later than 31 January of each year, the Agency's Director General shall indicate the annual amount actually ent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-3

The budgetary and accounting year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December. The High Council shall adopt the budget each year before the beginning of the financial year. The budget shall include a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

…2 of the Labour Code, and that the rental price remains set within reasonable limits.II. - As of 1 January 2001 and until 31 December 2023, persons who habitually make one or more rooms in their main…

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

Article L1612-11

…budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to settle expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to carry out the operations of order in each of th…

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

Article LO6262-9

…he budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to pay expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations necessary to carry out the operations of order in each of t…

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

Article LO6362-9

…he budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to pay expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to carry out the operations of order in each of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-12

…he budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to pay expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to carry out tidying operations in each of the two…

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