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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

I. - With effect from 2020, a budget allocation is introduced for municipalities with a significant proportion of their territory classified as a Natura 2000 site or included in a national park or wit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-17

…d for further investigation or for the acts provided for in Articles R. 40-8 to R. 40-15. He may proceed in the same way when the appeal has been lodged against a decision of the first president of th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-17

…m/her, and of the decision ruling on this application; 2° A copy, completed by him/her, of planning certificates and prior declarations ; 3° A copy of the declarations of commencement and completion o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-17

The establishment of undue payments on the representative accommodation allowance is made by the State services under the conditions laid down by a joint order of the ministers of national education a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-17

…ng information: 1° The date of the transaction ; 2° The name of the in vitro diagnostic medical device; 3° The quantity received or supplied, with batch numbers; 4° The name and address of the supplie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 170 bis

…un véhicule de tourisme au sens de l'article L. 421-2 du code des impositions sur les biens et services destiné exclusivement au transport des personnes ou un yacht ou bateau de plaisance ou un ou plu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formalities

Article A444-173

The services listed under numbers 212 to 219 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 212 Authent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D2335-17

Eligible for the financial assistance provided for in Article L. 2335-15 are the costs of housing or rehousing the occupants mentioned in Article D. 2335-18, incurred in application of: 1° One of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-17

…egration. II - The following are also members of the Commission: 1° The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé ; 2° The President of the College of…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article D6431-17

…and to the Territory's authorities in matters of social protection and the environment. 2° It is placed under the authority of the senior administrator, representative of the State, when the latter im…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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