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Showing 25412550 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4434-4

…or, if the increase in the department's overall operating allocation is greater than that of the proceeds of the tax for the year in question, to that of the proceeds of the tax. The remainder of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46-6

…thority responsible for the supervision on an individual basis of an entity eligible for support, receives from the competent authority of the entity providing support a draft decision prohibiting or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-2

The Public Prosecutor sends the Minister of Justice the annual criminal policy report on the application of the law and the general instructions, as well as the annual report on the activity and manag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-22

In cases other than those provided for in articles R. 131-20, R. 131-21 and R. 131-21-1, the incident is regularised when, at the request of the drawer, a blocked provision earmarked for the actual pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Budgetary and financial provisions

Article R144-3

The financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December. At the end of the financial year, the Governor draws up the annual accounts, together with a written report on the situation of the Banq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE

Article D1711-8

Until 31 December 2013, the fire and rescue service of the Department of Mayotte is eligible for the investment aid fund for departmental fire and rescue services under the conditions set out in the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-50

The agendas for the meetings of each of the specialised commissions referred to in Article D. 1432-31 are set by their chairmen. The chair of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy shall infor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-128

…rticles R. 743-44 and R. 743-125. If, on expiry of this period, no assignment has been made, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 743-126. The dismissed member may al…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-29

Administrators and mandataires judiciaires open, for each mandate received, within the framework of special accounts, an account that records all movements relating to that mandate as well as transact…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-24

…inistry or ministries to which it is attached.The secretariat draws up the commission's rules of procedure, which set out the conditions under which it operates and the rules of procedure applicable b…

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