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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Principle of free administration

Article D1111-3

The election of the representatives of the municipalities and of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status takes place within three months of the renewal of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-38

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may postpone their response if they are unable to provide the information requested within the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 49-37. Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-28

When a panel of the Supervisory Board decides to impose a penalty payment in addition to an injunction, pursuant to Article L. 612-25, it does so in the same decision. The daily amount of the penalty…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R764-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R762-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Resources

Article R1418-29

…s and advances granted; 7° Proceeds from the sale of assets; 8° Income from patents and inventions; 9° Income from movable or immovable property; 10° Donations and legacies and, in general, all income…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-43

The Local Finance Committee distributes the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund between the municipalities and their groupings.This fund comprises two sections. The first section, made…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-45

The body referred to in Article L. 4411-4 is authorised to provide the labour inspection officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1, the labour inspection doctors referred to in Article L. 8112-1, to a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-12

As stated in article R. 234-5 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, which reads as follows: "When a person who keeps animals belonging to one of the species whose flesh or products are intend…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 976

I.-Properties in the nature of woods and forests are exempt up to three quarters of their taxable value if the conditions provided for in 2° of 2 of article 793 are satisfied. II.-Units in forestry gr…

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