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Showing 58615870 of 8110 articles for Art. CA Montpellier 21-12-2011

French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…nto force of the law of 29 December 1929 and before 1 January 1965, by départements, communes, syndicates of communes and public establishments with the caisse des dépôts et consignations, the crédit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

The compulsory expenditure of the Corsican collectivity includes:1° Expenditure relating to the operation of the bodies of the Corsican collectivity and the upkeep of its administrative buildings;2° F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

…in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…and amendments thereto, as well as the financial statements; 3° Borrowings and maximum outstanding cash loans; 4° Contracts of objectives and means signed with the State; 5° Acceptance and refusal of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 septvicies

…itions:a) To housing that the taxpayer has built and which is the subject of a building permit application filed between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2012;b) To housing that the taxpayer acquires be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2-1

…onship means the professional or commercial relationship with the customer and includes, where applicable, the beneficial owner. In the case of life insurance and capitalisation contracts, the busines…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-3

…health policy defined in article L. 3221-1, consists of guaranteeing for the entire population:1° Local recourse to psychiatric care, in particular by organising local outpatient care, including in th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-25

…"Remarks": "The [name of the Member State] granted international protection on [date]", after verification with the Member State of the European Union that granted the protection that the person remai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-6

Given the requirements of the public education service, the weekly service of staff belonging to teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with Article L. 2123…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative

Article R3213-2

I.-When a psychiatrist from the host establishment proposes to end a psychiatric care measure concerning a person mentioned in II of article L. 3211-12 or proposes, if the person is in full hospitalis…

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