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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-1

The budget runs from 1 January to 31 December.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-1

The budget runs from 1 January to 31 December.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-1

The budget runs from 1 January to 31 December.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 216 ter

…the initial capital of the sociétés immobilières conventionnées referred to in Order no. 58-876 of 24 September 1958 or to their capital increases, and which pay up the shares thus subscribed by 31 D…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-59

The renewal of the declaration provided for in Article L. 321-24 is accompanied by the documents mentioned in 6° and 7° of Article R. 321-58 and, in the event of a material change relating to the situ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-25

…e course of goods when these have been established under the conditions provided for in Article L. 131-24. If this is not the case, they draw up price statements indicating, under their responsibility…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…f 27 February 2023 R. 4126-6Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-7Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-8Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-8-1Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-3

The provisions of Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18, L. 533-19, L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 are applicable to transactions concluded on an organised trading system.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-10

…in the archaeological and artistic register of the Paris municipality (1st and 2nd categories), the mayor sets, in each case, the conditions for the fitting of nameplates in such a way as to cause the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-13

…udicial representative appointed is not registered on one of the lists provided for in articles L. 811-2 or L. 812-2, it is attached by the court clerk to the copy of the judgment referred to in artic…

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