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Showing 89318940 of 34927 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 22-D-10 du 12 Apr 2022

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1 - Financing of the differential end-of-mandate allowance for local elected representatives

Article D1621-1

…iaries of the end-of-mandate allowance, including the various increases provided for in article L. 2123-22 of the same code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Holders of a diploma entitling them to practise the profession of dietician.

Article D4371-1

…ember 1952, first part, and the decree of 14 September 1953, second part, in accordance with decree n° 52-178 of 19 February 1952 creating and fixing the general provisions of the public examinations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to accountants (R)

Article D1617-23

…ronic medium, the documents necessary for the execution of their expenditure or revenue, use a procedure for the transmission of electronic data and documents, in accordance with the conditions laid d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-86

…suspended by any pre-trial detention or incarceration resulting from a custodial sentence occurring during its execution. In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of the article 132-4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D1221-58

Any importation of a labile blood product or a plasma paste is subject to prior authorisation issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article D2671-5

For the application of article D. 2392-2 in New Caledonia, the words "to L. 2392-3" are replaced by the words "and L. 2392-2".

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Expenditure by communes and groups of communes for municipal secondary and special education establishments (R).

Article D2321-15

…roceeds from the use of the establishments mentioned in article D. 2321-8 outside of their teaching duties are deducted from the expenses to be apportioned.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment services

Article D752-15

Article D. 314-2 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal interest rate

Article D752-6

Article D. 313-1-A is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-1115 of 2 October 2014.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal interest rate

Article D753-6

Article D. 313-1-A is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-1115 of 2 October 2014.

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