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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-1

…d for in article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to the services mentioned in article 9 of law no. 83-634 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for parties and third parties

Article A444-13

…vice on the garnishee of the debtor's acquiescence 27.66 € 7 Service on the garnishee of the certificate of no dispute 27.66 € 8 Notification to the debtor of the seizure for sale carried out in the h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-78

…lows: 1° Circular saws (single- or multiblade) for working with wood and material with similar physical characteristics or for working with meat and material with similar physical characteristics, of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9-2

…lishments of inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status that have jurisdiction over the local urban development plan and of the municipal councils of the municipalities that have not transfe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

…cle L. 532-18-1 as well as the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II are applicable to management companies established in another Member State of the European Union which manage…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

…lished in France of a class 1a credit institution or investment firm referred to in Articles L. 511-22 or L. 532-18-1 respectively be considered to be of significant importance. If no decision is take…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Remuneration arrangements

Article R6323-18-2-1

…conventional social security contributions based on this remuneration, including those paid in application of the specific compensation rules under the unemployment insurance scheme provided for in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions applicable to certain private not-for-profit establishments

Article R6161-43

…hs, R. 6145-47, R. 6145-65, R. 6145-66, D. 6145-67, D. 6145-68 and R. 6145-69. II. - For their application to the private health establishments mentioned in I: 1° In article R. 6145-6, the words: "the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 (art. A212-1)

(Article A. 212-1 of the French Sports Code)TITLE OF PHYSICAL OR SPORTING ACTIVITY LEVEL OFQUALIFICATION CONDITIONS OF PRACTICE LIMITS OF THE CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE MULTI PHYSICAL OR SPORTS ACTIVITIES…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

…y make a deduction based on the original value of new assets acquired, excluding finance costs, allocated to their business, when they fall within the categories of vehicles with a total authorised la…

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