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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-1

…ons: 1° It registers the statutory auditors and third-country auditors mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1-5 and the keeping of the lists provided for in Article L. 822-1 ; 2° It adopts, under the cond…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis KH

…they relate to equipment and materials acquired, as from the entry into force of the loi n° 2009-258 du 5 mars 2009 relative à la communication audiovisuelle et au nouveau service public de la télévi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-13

A development grant is instituted, comprising a grant for the benefit of groups of communes, a national equalisation grant, an urban solidarity and social cohesion grant, a rural solidarity grant, a s…

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

Article L2512-13

…the Public Health Code, subject to the provisions set out in the last paragraph of I of Article L. 184-1 and IV of Article L. 143-3 of the Construction and Housing Code.When these buildings threaten r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3123-15 to L. 3123-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in article L. 3123-12 as well as co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-7-1

…shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the procedures laid down in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code: 1° Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…ds from taxes, fees and contributions corresponding to the services provided;7° Proceeds from loans;8° Proceeds from the payment intended to finance mobility services provided for in Article L. 2333-6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

…te; "6° Collection and processing of vegetable waste; "7° Collection and treatment of waste water; "8° In communities of conurbations whose member communes are spread over several islands, transport b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-23

…s produits de santé the information mentioned in Annex III of Commission Directive (EU) 2015/566 of 8 April 2015 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC as regards procedures for verifying equivalent qualit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Mandates entrusted with the execution of expenditure and the collection of revenue (articles D. 1611-32-10 to D. 1611-32-13)

Article D1611-32-12

…y be authorised to retain for the duration of the agreement in order to carry out these operations; 8° The frequency or amount at which sums collected, less any sums retained by the agent to replenish…

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