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Showing 21312140 of 28855 articles for Art. 31 May 2005

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

Article LO6471-5

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 r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article R532-32

…n within seven days of making it, or if it has not rendered its decision within one month, the AIFM may itself choose its reference Member State on the basis of the criteria set out in 2°, 3°, 5°, 6°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-542

The following may also be recruited as associate specialist assistants, without the conditions of diploma, qualification and training mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 6152-538 being impo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of employment

Article R6152-814

…orn on or after 1st January 1955 and who are in active employment at the time of their application, may be authorised, subject to medical fitness and within the limit of thirty-six months, to extend t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Contributions and taxes provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2332-2

…mount, as provided for in the budget for the current year, with the first payment being made before 31 January.When the amount to be allocated cannot be determined as indicated above, the monthly allo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-33

Once a year, if the theoretical number of vehicles determined in accordance with articles R. 6312-30 and R. 6312-31 is greater than the number of vehicles already authorised, the Director General of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

…cle L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code , subject to the seventh to ninth paragraphs : A lower age may be set, within the limit of that provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 351-1 of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14 B

…that have been waived or relinquished by the lessor to the lessee company between 15 April 2020 and 31 December 2021 under the conditions and within the limits mentioned in 9° of 1 of article 39 do no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4113-5

…sions governed by this book.This provision does not apply to telemedicine as defined in article L. 6316-1 or to cooperation between healthcare professionals as provided for in articles L. 4011-1 to L.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-36

The State laboratory referred to in Article R. 512-31, draws up, as soon as its work is completed, or as soon as it receives the results of the analyses or tests entrusted to the laboratories authoris…

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