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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-40

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Personal activity account for self-employed workers, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed, their collaborating spouses and artists and authors

Article D5151-10-1

…activity account is opened for any person subject to the contribution provided for in articles L. 6331-48, L. 6331-53 and L. 6331-65 and article L. 718-2-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Cod…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50-1

…nion in application of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 shall be informed of any intention to market the veterinary medicinal product covered…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-4

…n responsible for the swimming pool. III.-Where the water supply to the pool is already provided by 31 December 2021 using water taken from the natural environment, it is deemed to satisfy the provisi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…r the storage of livestock effluent constructed, acquired or manufactured from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation equal to 40% of their cost price spread…

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

Article L1612-2

…er and until the settlement of the budget by the representative of the State, the deliberative body may not adopt any deliberation on the budget for the current financial year. These provisions do not…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 octies

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, provide that…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-1

…ns of this section and to the European Union's legal regime on State aid, the collège de résolution may not rely on any provision or stipulation the application of which would have the effect of hinde…

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

Article LO6262-2

If the budget is not adopted before 31 March of the financial year to which it applies or before 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the State representative immediately re…

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

Article LO6362-2

If the budget is not adopted before 31 March of the financial year to which it applies or before 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the State representative immediately re…

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