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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1-1

…and sanitation under conditions that are economically acceptable to all, as set out in article L. 210-1 of the Environment Code. These measures may include setting tariffs that take account of househ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 bis

…ent tax is instituted for the benefit of the public land establishments mentioned in Article L. 324-1 of the town planning code or the Corsican land office, a public establishment of the Corsican coll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12-1

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded in application of 6° of Article L. 1242-2, it also includes :1° The words "fixed-term contract for a defined purpose";2° The title and references o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…ocated in France.This royalty does not apply to hydrocarbons extracted from deposits located beyond 1 nautical mile of the baselines defined in Article 2 of Ordinance no. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-14-1

The liquidator, with the agreement of the administrator, if one has been appointed, may acquiesce in a claim for revendication or restitution of an asset mentioned in Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-4

…ounts concerned, a cinema is transferred from one circuit to another, this transfer takes effect on 1 January of the calendar year following the date of the request and the sums calculated on 31 Decem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: List of diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article A212-1

…or a specific public, or to train its participants for remuneration, in accordance with article L. 212-1, are listed in the table presented in annex II-1, in the table annexed to the order of 22 Janua…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting system.

Article R121-18

The school's budget and annual accounts are drawn up for each year from 1st January to 31st December.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

…lation of digital projection equipment in cinemas existing on the date of promulgation of Act no. 2010-1149 of 30 September 2010 on the digital equipment of cinemas and the initial installation of dig…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R283-1

…he following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by opera…

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