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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-16

When the beneficiary of the grant has not declared completion of the operation within four years of the date on which the start of execution was declared, the operation is deemed to have been complete…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2 - Receipt and processing of requests for implementation of the individual right to training

Article R1621-8

…s included in the lists of eligible training courses as defined in articles R. 2123-22-1-A, R. 3123-19-1, R. 4135-19-1, R. 7125-25-1, R. 7227-25-1 of this code and in article R. 121-34 of the New Cale…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-161

…e previous twelve months. At the discretion of the bodies mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5134-19-1, this period may be less than six months if this is justified by the training pathway of the pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-21

…laboratories. After receiving the opinion of the selection committee referred to in Article D. 6211-19, the Minister responsible for health shall notify the manager of the reference medical biology la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-4

…Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 shall consult each other with a view to reaching a joint decision, within a period set by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies D

…under the article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code, as it stood prior to the ordonnance no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

…tax is levied for the benefit of CMA France and the chambers of trade mentioned in article 1 of law no. 48-977 of 16 June 1948 relating to the tax for chamber of trade fees applicable in the departmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central bodies

Article L511-31

…or investment firms affiliated to them. The securities referred to in the last paragraph of article 19 tervicies of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, held directly or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to health, safety and working conditions

Article R114-75

…out their duties under the conditions set out in article 5-1 of the aforementioned decree of 28 May 1982.However, the Board of Directors may propose, after consultation with the Social Committee of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L2192-15

The public undertakings defined in II ofArticle 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contrac…

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