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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3663-9

…count corresponds to the product collected by the metropole of Lyon affected by a coefficient of 78.29%. II. - For the application of b of 2° of I of article L. 2336-2, 2° and 3° of II, a of 1° and 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-14

…ompensation due to the victim or his or her heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of victims of road traffic acci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-21

I. - The tourist tax referred to in Articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-39 or the flat-rate tourist tax referred to in articles L. 2333-40 to L. 2333-47 may be instituted by decision of the deliberative bo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-76

The municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and mixed syndicates that benefit from the competence provided for in article L. 2224-13 may introduce a fee for the removal o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D31-3

…a person who claims to have been injured by an offence, other than those provided for by the law of 29 July 1881 on freedom of the press or by articles L. 86, L. 87, L. 91 to L. 100, L. 102 to L. 104,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-6 art R131-3 et R132-7

STANDARD DISCIPLINARY RULES FOR APPROVED SPORTS FEDERATIONS Article 1These regulations are drawn up in application of articles L. 131-8 and R. 131-3 and in accordance with article ..... (1) of the fed…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R522-5

…R. 221-21 to R. 221-29, except as regards the first paragraph of Article R. 221-21 and Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-11

…suant to Articles L. 562-3, L. 562-3-1, L. 712-4 or L. 712-10 or an act adopted pursuant to Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union or Article 75 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Un…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 C

…reated or managed by a grouping of communes is allocated to this grouping by virtue of the articles 29 or 11, as amended, of law no. 80-10 of 10 January 1980 on the organisation of direct local taxati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-31

…addresses of the shareholder(s) who will have given the undertaking provided for in Article L. 228-29-2 ; 9° The date of the general meeting that decided on the reverse split; 10° The date on which t…

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