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

Article L1872-1

…ds: "in Article L. 2131-1". IV. - For the application of Article L. 1612-7, the words: "as from the 1997 financial year" are deleted. V. - For the application of article L. 1612-16, the words: ", the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L6364-5

…s in charges for the collectivity of Saint-Martin resulting from the transfer of powers to it.In 2008, its amount is 2,653,706 euros. This amount corresponds to the average annual amount of funding al…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 1

…ionals and their families, supplemented by an annexed protocol, signed in Algiers on 27 December 1968, amended by its first amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994, by its second amendment si…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 410

…ply with the obligation to notify messages on the status of containers, as provided for in Article 18a of Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-19

…used by natural or legal persons approved under the aforementioned Decree No. 97-109 of 6 February 1997 who have carried out analyses under the conditions provided for in Article R. 53-18; 5° Process…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-9

The provisions of articles D. 8-2-2 to D. 8-2-6 and D. 8-2-8 are applicable to online services made available to victims to lodge a complaint electronically with the public prosecutor pursuant to Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and autonomy conferences

Article D1443-9

For its application to La Réunion, 3° of article D. 1432-28, 8° of article D. 1432-37, 8° of article D. 1432-39 and 8° of article D. 1432-41 are deleted.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis K

I. - Where rights in a company or group referred to in Articles 8,8 quinquies, 239 quater, 239 quater B, 239 quater C or 239 quater D are included in the assets of a legal entity liable to corporation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20-2

…ceased persons, provided for by the article 1 of the aforementioned decree no. 97-109 of 6 February 1997. At the request or by order of the competent magistrate, they are made available to the judicia…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R286

…ion "made in accordance with locally applicable regulations". For the application of articles R. 53-8-7, R. 53-8-13, R. 53-8-14 and R. 53-8-15, references to the Code de l'action sociale et des famill…

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