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Showing 27612770 of 3970 articles for Art. CE 29 January 1982 n° 18058

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-11

Subject to compliance with the provisions of articles L. 1612-1, L. 1612-9 and L. 1612-10, amendments may be made to the budget by the deliberative body, up to the end of the financial year to which t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

In order to gather evidence and identify the perpetrators, by establishing links between individuals, events or offences, of crimes and misdemeanours of a serial nature, the national police and gendar…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432

…ound guilty of having participated as an interested party in any way whatsoever in a smuggling offence or an offence of importing or exporting without declaration shall be disqualified from standing f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-3

…ame person may only hold one Livret A or one Crédit Mutuel special passbook account opened before 1 January 2009. However, low-income housing associations may open one or more Livret A passbook accoun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-10

…cial protection in Mayotte may be signed or extended. "Agreements concluded and extended prior to 1 January 2018, determining compensation in terms of employment or vocational training and setting an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

…ticle L. 752-23 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code), Ordinance no. 59-76 of 7 January 1959 relating to actions for civil damages by the State and certain other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-8

…re laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat; 2° Income from ancillary activities; 3° Fees for services rendered established by decree under the conditions laid down byarticle 5 of order no. 59-2 of 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10-3

An insurance undertaking whose authorisation has lapsed remains subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution until all the commitments arising from the contracts unde…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R612-5

…provisions of Books III and V, insofar as they relate to property conservation measures :1° References to Decree No. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration and to Decree No. 55-1350 of 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 162

…ferred to in article 8 ter, for the taxation of income from financial years beginning on or after 1 January 1996.

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