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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7227-25-4

…illor to the Martinique Assembly and the executive councillor who have incurred travel and subsistence expenses to attend training as part of the individual right to training shall send the manager of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 septies

…he tax provided for in article 266 sexies occurs and this tax is payable at the time when :1. The receipt of waste in a facility mentioned in 1 of I of article 266 sexies ;1a. The shipment of waste on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Bank cheques

Article R734-6

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-1-1No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…o the following dangerous chemical agents or ionising radiation: 1° Asbestos: servicing or maintenance operations on flockings or lagging; containment, removal or and demolition work; 2° The following…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 237 sexies

…e taxable for income tax or corporation tax respectively, to the financial year in which they are received and paid. 2. The provisions of 1 apply to late payment penalties relating to receivables and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1127

…s made pursuant to: 1° (Repealed); 2° (Repealed); 3° Articles L. 322-13 and L. 322-22 of the Insurance Code relating to national insurance companies; 4° Loi n° 73-9 du 4 janvier 1973 relative à la mis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article L345-3

…pter, the consolidated or combined accounts referred to in Article L. 345-2 are drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down by Articles L. 233-16, L. 233-17-1 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27 of the Fre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-5

The Chairman may invite to the Board of Directors, for an opinion, any person whose presence he deems useful depending on the agenda. In the event of a vacancy, for whatever reason, occurring more tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-12

Where the use of medicinal plants listed in the Pharmacopoeia has been authorised in food supplements pursuant to decree no. 2006-352 of 20 March 2006 relating to food supplements, these food suppleme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1132

…asury, for those deeds that have been authenticated, private sub-seed deeds that have acquired date certain, court decisions that have become final, transfers by death carried out, before 1 January 19…

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