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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-13

…ocuments, concerning the revenue the collection of which is entrusted to him.The accounting officer may request, if necessary, that the originals of documents forming a title in favour of the local au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-13

…ocuments, concerning the revenue the collection of which is entrusted to him.The accounting officer may request, if necessary, that the originals of documents forming a title in favour of the local au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-13

…for the check and the supporting documents requested using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. The structure has six weeks to respond. If the information requested is not provided withi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-13

I.- By way of derogation from the provisions of article R. 6123-87-1, a holder of a surgical oncology authorisation who has rare specific equipment included on a list drawn up by order of the Minister…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-13-1

…of Disabled People mentioned in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R*1321-52

Applications for authorisation of the laboratories mentioned in II of Article R. 1321-48 and II of Article R. 1321-50 shall be sent to the Minister for Health.An order of the Minister for Health, issu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-4-1

Articles L. 210-10 to L. 210-12 of the Commercial Code, with the exception of 5° of Article L. 210-10, are applicable to mutual insurance companies.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R*431-6-2

The provisions of article R. 322-26 are applicable to the representatives of the French State on the Board of Directors of Caisse centrale de réassurance (1). The mandate of member of the Board of Dir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Council

Article R.4311-91-2

The national council concludes contracts governed by article L. 4312-7 under the conditions set out in section 1 of chapter II of title II of book I.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies B

…s located within the perimeter of a project of general interest, within the meaning of article L. 102-1 of the town planning code, justified by environmental pollution, may be subject to a 50% reducti…

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